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Para comprender lo sucedido en la región de Atacama con los aluviones del 2015, se requiere ir más allá del mes de marzo y del contexto regional. Los estudios que se presentan en este libro articulan la situación actual con la precedente, para configurar la complejidad del fenómeno y sus impactos a partir de las señales entregadas por la historia. Tanto la sociedad como la naturaleza han manifestado sus desacoples y sus ajustes, por lo que el conocimiento científico que hemos generado busca también en ellos las explicaciones de lo ocurrido en la actualidad. Así, el análisis de las antiguas y nuevas amenazas se propone en este libro como la llave del conocimiento del riesgo al que se enfrenta la región, con la intención de retratar en el presente también el registro del pasado que lo conforma. Es esta profundidad la que nos permite pensar la experiencia del desastre como una oportunidad de reconocernos colectivamente en sus características, evitando repetir los mismos errores y reinventar las mismas soluciones.

Mudslides --- Debris avalanches --- Natural disasters --- Social aspects --- Desastres Naturales --- Prevención --- Resiliencia --- Intervención --- Interdisciplina --- Políticas Públicas

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This book presents an overview of volcanic debris avalanche deposits, which are produced by partial volcanic edifice collapse, a catastrophic natural phenomenon. It has been 40 years since the volcanic debris avalanche associated with the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, and our understanding of these events has grown considerably in the interim. Drawing on these advances, the book addresses all aspects of volcanic debris avalanches. Though previously overlooked in field-based geological and volcanological studies, these deposits are now known to be associated with most volcanoes and volcanic areas around the world. The book presents state-of-the-art ideas on the triggering and emplacement mechanisms of these events, supported by field and analogue studies, as well as new simulations tools and models used to determine their physical characteristic and hazards.

Geophysics. --- Natural disasters. --- Geomorphology. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Natural Hazards. --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Debris avalanches. --- Volcanic hazard analysis. --- Hazard analysis, Volcanic --- Volcanic eruption hazard analysis --- Volcanic hazard assessment --- Volcanoes --- Volcanic activity prediction --- Avalanches, Debris --- Debris flows --- Flows, Debris --- Landslides --- Hazard analysis

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This book reflects the latest research results in computer modelling of landslide-induced debris flows. The book establishes an understanding of the initiation and propagation mechanisms of landslides by means of numerical simulations, so that mitigation strategies to reduce the long-term losses from landslide hazards can be devised. In this context, the book employs the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of granular materials involved in landslides – an approach that yields meaningful insights into the flow mechanisms, concerning e.g. the mobilization of sediments, the generation and dissipation of excess pore water pressures, and the evolution of effective stresses. As such, the book provides valuable information, useful methods and robust numerical tools that can be successfully applied in the field of debris flow research.

Engineering. --- Natural disasters. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Fluid mechanics. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Engineering Fluid Dynamics. --- Natural Hazards. --- Geology. --- Debris avalanches. --- Avalanches, Debris --- Debris flows --- Flows, Debris --- Landslides --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Engineering—Geology. --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Hydromechanics --- Continuum mechanics --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology