SPH Simulation of Structures Impacted by Tailing Debris Flow and Its Application to the Buffering Effect Analysis of Debris Checking Dams

Figure 17

X-velocity field in a plane close to structure after gate opening for time, t = 4.55 s, for the following check dam heights: (a) 2 cm; (b) 3.5 cm; (c) 5 cm; (d) 6.5 cm.

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