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- Laying a mathematical foundation for the readers to formulate thin flows over non-trivial topography
- Stimulating practical examples and event back-calculations to demonstrate the applications of the models
- Highly beneficial to engineers and public servants who are involved in hazard mitigation projects
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics (AGEM)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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A Topography-Fitted Coordinate System and Related Issues
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Front Matter
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Model Equations for Shallow Geophysical Mass Flows down Arbitrary Topographies
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Front Matter
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Numerical Implementation, Simulations and Applications
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. Mathematical Methods & Models, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Ioana Luca
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Dept. Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Yih-Chin Tai
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Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Thailand
Chih-Yu Kuo
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shallow Geophysical Mass Flows down Arbitrary Topography
Book Subtitle: Model Equations in Topography-fitted Coordinates, Numerical Simulation and Back-calculations of Disastrous Events
Authors: Ioana Luca, Yih-Chin Tai, Chih-Yu Kuo
Series Title: Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02627-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-02626-8Published: 02 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79135-7Published: 07 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-02627-5Published: 02 February 2016
Series ISSN: 1866-8348
Series E-ISSN: 1866-8356
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 282
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geology, Quantitative Geology, Natural Hazards, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics
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