needs to be
based on an understanding of the dynamics of granular flows
against obstructions that lead to a
change in the flow direction, slow the flow down or
cause it to stop. Laboratory experiments have
been performed in recent years with granular material in order to shed light on the dynamics of
avalanche flow over and
around braking mounds and
catching dams and to estimate the retarding effect
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