Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-299-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-299-2016
Research article
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03 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 03 Feb 2016

The quantitative estimation of the vulnerability of brick and concrete wall impacted by an experimental boulder

J. Zhang, Z. X. Guo, D. Wang, and H. Qian

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An iron sphere was applied to substitute of debris flow. Walls were constructed in prototype dimensions to physically simulate the damaged structures in debris flows. The quantitative estimation of the vulnerability of brick and concrete wall was established based on fuzzy mathematics and the proposed failure criterion. The results show that the maximum impact bending moment seems to be most suitable for the disaster intensity index in establishing vulnerability curve and formula.
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