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GranularFlows 2014 - Summer School on Environmental Granular Flows

Offered by: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering of University of Trento-Italy.
Location: Trento, Italy
Program type: Short course
Program starts: 28 Jul 2014
Keywords: New vision of sediment transport, hyper-concentrated flows, debris flows and snow-avalanche phenomena based on the mechanics of granular flows.
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GranularFlows 2014 is a Summer School that offers a new vision of sediment transport, hyper-concentrated flows, debris flows and snow-avalanche phenomena based on the mechanics of granular flows.

The topics that will be covered regard the physics, the constitutive relationships and the governing equations of granular flow mechanics, by considering the kinetic theory and other recent formulations in a two-phase framework. Particular attention will also be paid to the derivation and the characterization of different depth-averaged models for environmental flows with some hints on numerical aspects. Finally, a field trip in the Dolomites will give a tangible point of view on granular flows.

The course is primarily intended for PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and researchers interested in acquiring the basic instruments for theoretical, experimental and numerical research on sediment transport and granular flows, which are mainly used for hydraulic hazard assessment.

At the end of the course, all participants will receive a certificate of attendance. Those interested in obtaining certified 3 ECTS will be requested to pass a short examination.

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