Hydromechanics Study on Lahars of the Erdaobai River Basin, Changbai Mountains, China

Abstract:

Lahars are commonly destructive volcanic hazards on composite volcanoes. Tianchi volcano is a composite volcano with potential lahar hazards threats. We studied the geological characteristics, properties, hydromechanics and genesis of lahars in the Erdaobai River Basin and evaluated their hazards through field geological mapping, maximum grain-size measurement of debris and pumice, and grain–size analysis.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 662)
• Pages: 135-140
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.662.135
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Qing Fu Yang, Han Rui Ma*, Yu Zhang
• Keywords: Characteristic, Hazards, Hydromechanics, Lahars, Properties

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