Li Huibin, Chen Huayong, Robin Neupane, et al. Experimental Study on Mechanism of Moraine Dam Failure Due to Surge Wave of Glacier Avalanches[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2021, 41(2): 25-34.
DOI:
Li Huibin, Chen Huayong, Robin Neupane, et al. Experimental Study on Mechanism of Moraine Dam Failure Due to Surge Wave of Glacier Avalanches[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2021, 41(2): 25-34. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2021.02.004.
Experimental Study on Mechanism of Moraine Dam Failure Due to Surge Wave of Glacier Avalanches
[Objective] The process and outburst mechanism of moraine dam failure caused by glacier avalanches were studied
in order to provide scientific support for major engineering construction in glacial areas and disaster prevention of glacier lake outburst.[Methods] The model test in flume was carried out with the different volumes of blocks
sliding angle
sliding distance
composition materials and geometric morphology of the dam body. Based on the experimental phenomena
experimental data and theoretical derivation
the process of the surge
the starting mechanism of dam body materials
and the critical condition of outbursts was analyzed.[Results] ① The surge of glacier avalanches decreased with time and distance
and the attenuation was significant with time. ② The outburst process under the surge could be divided into four stages:slope surface erosion
scarp erosion
lateral erosion
and decline. The lateral erosion stage had the largest outburst discharge
the fastest velocity
and the strongest erosion capacity. ③ The starting velocity of particles was given from the perspective of the particle starting mechanism
and the results were in good agreement with that of the Shamov formula. ④ It was verified by the outburst event of Guangxiecuo ice-lake breach in Midui gully
in Bomi County
Linzhi City
Tibet Autonomous Region
and the result is reasonable.[Conclusion] The larger the ice lake storage capacity
the deeper the water depth in front of the dam
the higher the water level rise caused by a glacial landslide
and the more likely the dam body is to outburst. The higher the content of the fine particles in the accumulation of the moraine dam
the stronger the adhesion between the particles
and the more stable the dam body is. The wider the moraine dam and the lower slope foot are
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