Volcano Hazards Program
This set of videos presents about ten hours of footage documenting the 107 experiments conducted at the USGS debris-flow flume from 1992 to 2006. Owing to improvements in video technology over the years, the quality of footage from recent experiments generally exceeds that from earlier experiments.
Use the list below to access the individual videos, which are grouped by year and listed by date and subject matter. When an experiment is selected from the list, multiple video sequences are automatically shown in succession, beginning with a far-field overview and proceeding to close-up views and post-experiment documentation.
Interpretations and data from experiments at the USGS debris-flow flume are not provided here but can be found in published reports, many of which are available online at: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Projects/MassMovement
A brief introduction to the flume facility is also available online in USGS Open-file Report 92-483 [http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr92483].
The experiments shown here would not have been possible without the long-term participation of flume stalwarts:
Rick LaHusen, Tony Bequette, Kelly Swinford, Kevin Hadley, Jon Major, Julia Griswold, Mark Reid, Jim Vallance, and Roger Denlinger
Additional assistance vital to successful experiments was provided by:
Matteo Berti, Dianne Brien, Sue Cannon, Dallas Childers, Sarah Christian, John Costa, Jeff Coe, Jay DeNatale, Carolyn Dreidger, John Duffy, Brooke Fiderovich, Greg Fiegel, Cate Fox-Lent, Jonathan Godt, Tom Hale, Shannon Hayes, Neal Iverson, Stephen Lancaster, Tom Lill, Michael Manga, Linda Mark, Larry Mastin, Simon Mudd, Ben Schonfeld, Ron Shreve, Oscar Sorenson, Kurt Spicer, Winston Stokes, Gordon Stratford, Dan Turner, Joe Walder, Tristan Wellman, Christine Williams, Peter Vollmoeller, and Carl Zimmerman
Title Title, introduction, and credits
1992
04-10-1992 First flume test, flow of moist pea gravel
04-30-1992 First debris flow test, wet sand & gravel
05-21-1992 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
06-10-1992 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
07-16-1992 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
09-22-1992 Dry grain flow of Steilacoom gravel
09-25-1992 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
1993
04-07-1993 Debris flow against cylindrical obstacle
04-08-1993 Debris flow against planar obstacle
05-06-1993 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
07-21-1993 Debris-flow superelevation, 10-m curve
07-22-1993 Debris-flow superelevation, 10-m curve
08-10-1993 Dry gravel flow with high-speed film
08-11-1993 Dry gravel flow with high-speed film
09-15-1993 Debris-flow superelevation, 4-m curve
09-16-1993 Debris-flow superelevation, 4-m curve
10-19-1993 Debris flow with channelized runout
10-21-1993 Debris flow with channelized runout
1994
04-19-1994 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
04-21-1994 Debris flow, wet sand & gravel
05-26-1994 Debris flow, wet sand, gravel & loam
06-21-1994 Debris-flow impact on rigid wall
06-23-1994 Debris-flow impact on rigid wall
07-20-1994 Debris flow with loam, channelized runout
08-30-1994 Clear water dam-break flood
08-31-1994 Debris flow with loam, channelized runout
09-28-1994 Water flood following failed landslide experiment
1995
04-26-1995 Debris flow with channelized runout
06-07-1995 Landslide initiation by surface sprinkling
06-08-1995 Landslide initiation by groundwater feed
07-24-1995 Debris flow, partly channelized runout
07-26-1995 Debris flow runout on existing deposit
09-12-1995 Debris flow, wet Steilacoom gravel
09-13-1995 Debris flow with loam, channelized runout
1996
06-18-1996 Debris-flow impact on cable net
06-20-1996 Debris-flow impact on cable net
06-21-1996 Debris-flow impact on cable net
06-22-1996 Debris-flow impact on cable net
06-23-1996 Debris-flow impact on cable net
06-25-1996 Debris-flow impact on cable net
07-24-1996 Landslide initiation, 50% loam
07-25-1996 Landslide initiation, 50% loam
08-27-1996 Debris flow into ponded water
08-28-1996 Debris flow into ponded water
08-29-1996 Debris flow with loam into ponded water
1997
05-20-1997 Debris-flow runup on adverse 30-deg slope
05-22-1997 Debris-flow runup on adverse 30-deg slope
07-22-1997 Debris flow containing 50% loam
07-24-1997 Debris flow containing 50% loam
08-26-1997 Debris flow containing large rocks
08-28-1997 Debris flow containing large rocks
1998
06-17-1998 Landslide initiation, loose 25% loam
06-18-1998 Landslide initiation, loose 25% loam
06-22-1998 Landslide initiation, dense 25% loam
06-23-1998 Landslide initiation, loose 25% loam
06-25-1998 Landslide initiation, dense 25% loam
08-25-1998 Debris flow over rough bed (slatted fence)
08-27-1998a Debris flow on erodible sandy loam bed
08-27-1998b Water flood on sediment-laden bed
09-01-1998 Debris flow on erodible crushed rock bed
09-02-1998 Water flood on existing debris-flow deposit
1999
06-09-1999 Landslide initiation, loose 25% loam
06-10-1999 Landslide initiation, dense 25% loam
06-15-1999 Landslide initiation, dense 25% loam
06-17-1999a Landslide initiation, dense 25% loam first part
06-17-1999b Landslide initiation, dense 25% loam second part
09-15-1999 Debris flow on channeled erodible bed
09-16-1999 Debris flow with surcharge of logs
09-21-1999 Debris flow on erodible bed with logs
09-22-1999 Water flood over eroded sediment bed
09-23-1999 Debris flow on erodible bed with logs
2000
09-19-2000 First debris flow on rough concrete bed
09-21-2000 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
09-25-2000 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
09-26-2000 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
09-27-2000 Dam-break water flood on rough concrete bed
09-28-2000 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-29-2000 Dam-break water flood on rough concrete bed
2001
06-19-2001 Dam-break water flood on rough concrete bed
06-20-2001 Dam-break water flood over sediment bed
06-26-2001 Dam-break water flood over sediment bed
06-28-2001 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-11-2001 Controlled water flood over sediment bed
09-13-2001 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-18-2001 Controlled water flood over sediment bed
09-20-2001 Dam-break water flood over sediment bed
2002
08-28-2002 Dam-break water flood on rough concrete bed
09-10-2002 Dam-break water flood over sediment bed
09-11-2002 Dam-break water flood over eroded sediment bed
09-12-2002 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-17-2002 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-18-2002 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
09-19-2002 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
2003
06-17-2003 Debris flow over sediment bed at flume base
06-19-2003 Debris flow over sediment bed at flume base
06-24-2003 Debris flow over sediment bed at flume base
06-25-2003 Debris flow over sediment bed at flume base
2004
09-14-2004 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-20-2004 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
09-22-2004 Debris flow over sediment at flume base
09-23-2004 Debris flow, sand & gravel on rough bed
2006 (no files for 2005)
06-07-2006 Dam-break water flood on rough concrete bed
06-08-2006a Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
06-08-2006b Dam-break water flood over debris-flow deposit
09-12-2006 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on rough bed
09-14-2006 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on erodible bed
09-19-2006 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on erodible bed
09-21-2006 Debris flow, sand, gravel & loam on erodible bed
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