A 3-D seismic volume, wireline logs and core data were integrated to determine the spatial distribution of porous reservoirs within the Wolfcampian-Leonardian detrital carbonate slope and basin strata in Glasscock County, Texas. A 3-D seismic amplitude volume was used to construct a seismic facies analysis of the detrital carbonate section, and generated attribute volumes helped identify detrital carbonate depositional trends, as well as establish a potential correlation between thick detrital carbonate intervals and associated amplitude response. Eight lithofacies were identified in core and were subsequently classified into three main facies: debris flow, grain flow/turbidite, and basinal shale. A facies type log was then created, which was used to supervise the creation of facies logs within other wells to ultimately use in the creation of a 3-D facies model. Cross sections through the study area show an increase in bathymetric relief beginning in Wolfcampian time and continuing through the Leonardian. Detrital carbonate deposition increases dramatically during the Leonardian, consisting of large gravity flows deposited basinward in a northwest-southeast linear trend, rapidly thinning basinward. Individual flows are discontinuous and bounded by basinal shale facies. Four seismic facies were identified within the interval of interest using a structurally smoothed attribute volume, while an RMS amplitude attribute volume provided a correlation between high RMS amplitude values and detrital carbonate thickness. A high RMS amplitude value corresponding to the debris flow facies was extracted from the RMS attribute volume in the form of a seismic geobody. Two facies models and one porosity model were generated by using upscaled values from the gamma ray, total porosity, and lithofacies logs, which were applied over areas with the densest well control. Although the facies model populated from upscaled GR values was useful in stratigraphic interpretation, it is determined that the models should be applied over areas with denser well spacing in order to provide a more accurate and geologically viable subsurface model.

Reaches dominated by debris flow scour and incision tend to greatly influence landscape form in steepland basins. Debris flow networks, despite their ubiquity, have not been exploited to develop erosion rate proxies. To bridge this gap, I applied a proposed empirical function that describes the variation of valley slope with drainage area in fluvial and debris flow reaches of steepland channel networks in the Oregon Coast Range. I calibrated a relationship between profile concavity and erosion rate to map spatial patterns of long-term uplift rates assuming steady state. I also estimated the magnitude and inland extent of coseismic subsidence in my study area. My estimates agree with field measurements in the same area along the Cascadia margin, indicating that debris flow valley profiles can be used to make interpretations from spatial patterns of rock uplift that may better constrain physical models of crustal deformation. This thesis includes unpublished co-authored material.

Rainfall-induced landslides that change into debris flows and travel large distances are one of the treacherous natural calamities that can occur in mountainous areas, particularly in Nepal’s mountains. Debris flow was the second highest cause of human death in Nepal after epidemics between 1971 and 2016. Because debris flow is common in mountainous regions, its prediction and remedial measures through land use plans are important factors to consider for saving lives and properties. The spatial distribution of the initial landslides that change into debris flow, on a watershed scale, is still an important area of study in this mountainous region to develop essential land use plan. In this research, hydrologic, slope stability and Flow-R models are applied in GIS modeling to locate potential landslide and debris flow areas for a given threshold rainfall in a mountainous watershed-Kulekhani, Nepal. Soil samples from 73 locations within the watershed and a geotechnical investigation on one old landslide area were considered to determine the Soil Water Characteristics Curve (SWCC), friction angle, cohesion, and infiltration characteristics of the subsurface soils in the study area. This information is applied in an unsaturated slope stability model to find unstable locations in the study watershed in a GIS environment. The model is tested on a recorded 24-hour rainfall of 540 mm in the watershed, and potential landslide locations are obtained. The validation results show that there is a good agreement between the predicted and mapped landslides. For debris flow run out, Flow-R model, which has the capability to analyze debris flow inundation with limited input information, and the model software is readily available in the public domain, was chosen for further analysis. Two recent debris flow events and the study watershed are taken as case studies to identify the appropriate algorithms of Flow-R for runout analysis of the study areas. Landslide-triggering threshold rainfall frequency is related to the frequency of landslides and the debris flow hazard in these mountains. The above validated models are applied in a GIS environment to locate potential debris flow areas in expected threshold rainfall. Rainfall records from 1980 to 2013 are computed for one- to seven-day cumulative annual maximum rainfall. The probable rainfalls for 1 in 10 to 1 in 200 years return periods are identified. The anticipated probable rainfalls are modeled in the GIS environment to identify the factor of safety of mountain slopes for landslide susceptibility in the study watershed. The Flow-R model with user-defined landslide-susceptible areas was chosen for debris flow runout analysis. A relation between the frequency of rainfall and landslide-induced debris flow hazard area is derived for return periods of 25, 50, 100, and 200 years. Also, the debris flow hazard results from the analysis are compared with a known event in the watershed and found to agree. This developed method can be applied to anticipated landslide and landslide-induced debris flow from the live rainfall record to warn hazard-prone communities for saving lives and regulating hazardous transportation corridors in these mountains. In addition to this, this methodology will be a useful tool to help policy makers create appropriate land use plans.

Mountain watersheds recently burned by wildfire often experience greater amounts of runoff and increased rates of sediment transport relative to similar unburned areas. Given the sedimentation and debris flow threats caused by increases in erosion, more work is needed to better understand the physical mechanisms responsible for the observed increase in sediment transport in burned environments and the time scale over which a heightened geomorphic response can be expected. In this study, we quantified the relative importance of different hillslope erosion mechanisms during two postwildfire rainstorms at a drainage basin in Southern California by combining terrestrial laser scanner-derived maps of topographic change, field measurements, and numerical modeling of overland flow and sediment transport. Numerous debris flows were initiated by runoff at our study area during a long-duration storm of relatively modest intensity. Despite the presence of a well-developed rill network, numerical model results suggest that the majority of eroded hillslope sediment during this long-duration rainstorm was transported by raindrop-induced sediment transport processes, highlighting the importance of raindrop-driven processes in supplying channels with potential debris flow material. We also used the numerical model to explore relationships between postwildfire storm characteristics, vegetation cover, soil infiltration capacity, and the total volume of eroded sediment from a synthetic hillslope for different end-member erosion regimes. This study adds to our understanding of sediment transport in steep, postwildfire landscapes and shows how data from field monitoring can be combined with numerical modeling of sediment transport to isolate the processes leading to increased erosion in burned areas.

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京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第17866号 / 工博第3775号 / 新制||工||1577(附属図書館) / 30686 / 京都大学大学院工学研究科社会基盤工学専攻 / (主査)教授 中川 一, 教授 藤田 正治, 准教授 川池 健司 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DFAM

This study investigates the February 17th, 2006 massive rockslide that occurred in the island of Leyte, Philippines following heavy rainfall and four minor earthquakes. The rockslide is considered one of the largest and most catastrophic slides in the last few decades as it completely inundated the village of Guinsaugon, taking the lives of approximately 1,400 of the 1,800 residents of the village. The distinct element simulation of the rockslide is performed using 3DEC (Three-Dimensional Distinct Element Code) in order to investigate the underlying triggering mechanism of the slide as well as the behavior of the debris flow. The 3DEC models were established based on field observations from the U.S. Reconnaissance team and material and joint properties based on in-situ and laboratory test results. The possible triggering mechanisms considered in the distinct element analyses were the rainfall-induced hydraulic pressurization of the fault forming part of the main scarp, as well as the seismic acceleration due to the minor earthquakes that occurred the morning of the slide. The results of the analyses and simulations indicate that the rainfall-induced hydraulic pressurization of the fault was potentially the main trigger for the initiation of the slide. The minor earthquakes, which occurred before and around the time of the slide initiation, appeared to have very little effect on the triggering mechanism and the debris flow are comparable to witness accounts and field observations. The results presented in this study are expected to provide better understanding of rockslides such as the one that occurred in the Philippines on February 17, 2006. With further improvements in computational capabilities in the future, distinct element simulations can have the potential to reliably predict the initiation and behavior of slides, and help mitigate their impact. / Master of Science

Le massif du Cantal, localisé dans la province volcanique Cénozoïque du Massif Central (France), est le plus grand complexe volcanique Miocène d’Europe. Il est majoritairement constitué de brèches volcanoclastiques qui lui confèrent des dimensions impressionnantes et une morphologie surbaissée. Des observations de terrain, couplées à des datations K-Ar, nous ont permis de reconstituer l’évolution morpho-structurale, la dynamique éruptive et l’histoire volcanique du massif. Après avoir contraint dans l’espace et dans le temps une séquence stratigraphique identique tout autour du massif, nous montrons qu’il existe des évidences chrono-stratigraphiques, structurales et géomorphologiques en faveur de la formation d’une caldeira centrale de 8 x 10 km il y a environ 8 Ma occupée par un lac. L’étude morphologique et sédimentologique de la principale unité bréchique du massif, le Grand Écoulement Bréchique, nous a conduit à le définir comme l’un des plus importants debris flow syn-éruptifs connus au monde dont nous estimons un volume de l’ordre de 100 km3. Nous proposons que cet écoulement résulte d’une éruption sous-lacustre intracaldeira majeure. L’interaction entre un magma juvénile et l’eau du lac de caldeira, selon un dynamisme surtseyen, a initié la formation du debris flow qui s’est propagé sur les pentes externes du volcan à 360° jusqu’à plus de 25 km de sa source. Cette étude ouvre des perspectives d’une part quant aux risques volcaniques liés aux éruptions sous-lacustres intracaldériques majeures, et d’autre part quant à la possibilité de reconstituer la morphologie passée de la source d’un écoulement bréchique volcanoclastique âgé de plusieurs Ma, par l’étude de son dépôt selon des critères sédimentologiques et morphologiques.Dans un deuxième temps, la combinaison de nouvelles datations K-Ar et d’observations de terrain nous ont permis de reconstituer l’histoire volcanique du plateau du Cézallier, siège de la plus jeune activité volcanique de France métropolitaine, du plateau de l’Aubrac, et également la chronologie du volcanisme le long du Sillon Houiller. Nous avons pu ainsi établir les relations spatio-temporelles entre le massif du Cantal et les provinces volcaniques adjacentes révélant le rôle important des fractures héritées de l’Hercynien pour la remontée des magmas. Nous confirmons ainsi une migration spatio-temporelle vers le nord du volcanisme en Auvergne. Finalement, l’acquisition au cours de ce travail de 47 nouveaux âges K-Ar de 12,8 Ma à 9 ka complète la chronologie du volcanisme du Massif Central en précisant sa distribution spatio-temporelle. / The Cantal massif, located in the French Cenozoic volcanic province, is the largest Miocene volcano in Europe. It is mainly composed of volcaniclastic breccias giving impressive dimensions and a shield-like morphology. Field observations, coupled with K-Ar datings, allowed us to reconstruct the morpho-structural evolution, the eruptive dynamics and the volcanic history of the massif. We first constrained a stratigraphic sequence which is identical all around the massif. Then, we show that it exists from chrono-stratigraphic, structural and geomorphologic evidences a 8 x 10 km central caldera ca. 8 Myrs ago occupied by a lake. The sedimentological and morphological study of the main breccia unit, the Large Breccia Flow, led us to define it as one of the largest syn-eruptive debris flow in the world. We estimate its volume at ca. 100 km3. We propose that this debris flow resulted from a major intracaldera lake eruption. The interaction between a juvenile magma and the water of the caldera lake, with a surteyan dynamics, initiated the debris flow that propagated on the external slopes of the volcano at 360° until 25 km from its source. This study opens outlets on one hand to volcanic hazards related to major intracaldera lake eruptions ; on the other hand, we show that it is possible to reconstruct the former source morphology of a several Myrs-old volcaniclastic breccia flow by studying the sedimentological and morphological criterion of its deposit.Furthermore, the combination of new K-Ar datings with field observations allowed us to reconstruct the volcanic history of the Cézallier plateau (site of the youngest volcanic activity in the continental France), of the Aubrac plateau, and also the volcanism along the Sillon Houiller. Consequently, we established the spatio-temporal relationships between the Cantal massif and the adjacent volcanic provinces, highlighting the important role of the Hercynian inherited fractures in the magmas ascent. We thus confirm the spatio-temporal migration toward the north in Auvergne. Finally, the acquisition of 47 new K-Ar ages ranging from 12.8 Ma to 9 ka conveys new time constraints on the chronology of Massif Central volcanism by precising its spatio-temporal distribution.

Por se tratar de um fenômeno complexo, a modelagem computacional tem sido utilizada na tentativa de simular o comportamento de fluxos de detritos. Um dos modelos computacionais é o Kanako-2D. O presente trabalho realizou análise de sensibilidade desse modelo em relação a alcance, área de erosão, área de deposição, área total atingida e largura do fluxo. Os valores dos parâmetros de entrada do Kanako-2D, cujas faixas de variação foram estabelecidas a partir de revisão bibliográfica, foram alterados individualmente enquanto os demais eram mantidos nos valores padrão do modelo. Os parâmetros analisados foram: diâmetro dos sedimentos, coeficiente de rugosidade de Manning, coeficiente de taxa de deposição, coeficiente de taxa de erosão, massa específica da fase fluida, massa específica do leito, concentração de sedimentos e ângulo de atrito interno. Foi utilizada uma vertente real com histórico de ocorrência de fluxos de detritos (bacia hidrográfica do arroio Böni, em Alto Feliz e São Vendelino/RS) e uma vertente hipotética com as mesmas características da vertente real para avaliar o efeito da topografia na propagação do fluxo. Também foram simuladas diferentes condições de terreno na propagação do fluxo de detritos. A sensibilidade do modelo foi quantificada a partir de três métodos: (a) análise por rastreamento, que indicou massa específica do leito, ângulo de atrito interno e concentração de sedimentos como os parâmetros que causam maior sensibilidade do modelo; (b) análise regional, indicando que os parâmetros massa específica do leito, ângulo de atrito interno e massa específica da fase fluida apresentaram maior sensibilidade do modelo; e (c) análise das variâncias, em que os parâmetros que mais causaram sensibilidade ao modelo foram coeficiente de taxa de erosão, diâmetro dos sedimentos e massa específica do leito. Os resultados apontaram que, de maneira geral, os parâmetros que geram maior sensibilidade no modelo são massa específica do leito, ângulo de atrito interno e concentração de sedimentos. As maiores variações relativas, no entanto, foram observadas nos parâmetros massa específica do leito, ângulo de atrito interno e massa específica da fase fluida. As maiores sensibilidades foram verificadas, em ordem decrescente, para área de erosão, área total, área de erosão, área de deposição, alcance e largura na vertente real e, para área total, alcance e largura na vertente hipotética. A condição de terreno que gerou maior alcance e área atingida foi de 45° de inclinação na encosta e 17° de inclinação na planície aluvial. / Due to a complex phenomenon, computational modeling has been used in an attempt to simulate the behavior of debris flows. One of the computational models is Kanako-2D. The present work carried out sensitivity analysis of this model in relation to length, erosion area, deposition area, total reached area and flow width. The values of the Kanako-2D input parameters, which ranges were established from literature review, were individually changed while the others were kept at the standard values of the model. The analyzed parameters were: sediment diameter, Manning roughness coefficient, coefficient of deposition rate, coefficient of erosion rate, mass density of the fluid phase, mass density of bed material, sediment concentration and internal friction angle. It was used a real slope-site with a history of occurrences of debris flow (Böni river basin in Alto Feliz and São Vendelino/RS) and a hypothetical slope-site with the same characteristics of the real one to evaluate the effect of the topography in the propagation of the flow. Different hillslope and alluvial fan conditions were also simulated in order to evaluate the length and reached area in the propagation of the flow. The sensitivity was quantified from three methods: (a) screening analysis, which indicated mass density of bed material, internal friction angle and sediment concentration as the parameters that cause bigger sensitivity in the model; (b) regionalized analysis, indicate that the parameters mass density of bed material, internal friction angle and mass density of the fluid phase showed higher sensitivity in the model; and (c) variances analysis, indicated that coefficient of erosion rate, sediment diameter and mass density of bed material showed higher sensitivity in the model. The results showed that, in general, the parameters that generate the higher sensitivity in the model are mass density of bed material, internal friction angle and concentration. The largest relative variation, however, in the response of the model were observed in mass density of bed material, internal friction angle and mass density of fluid phase. In descending order, the highest sensitivities were verified for erosion area, total area, deposition area, length and width for the real slope-site and total area, length and width for the hypothetical slope-site. The terrain condition that generated the largest length and reached area was 45° on the hillslope and 17º on the alluvial fan.