Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-515-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-515-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Research article
 | 
26 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2017

Hydrodynamics of pedestrians' instability in floodwaters

Chiara Arrighi, Hocine Oumeraci, and Fabio Castelli

Data sets

Dataset Hydrodynamics of pedestrians instability in floodwaters C. Arrighi, H. Oumeraci, and F. Castelli https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312563449_Dataset_Hydrodynamics_of_pedestrians_instability_in_floodwaters

Human instability in flood flows S. N. Jonkman and E. Penning-Rowsell https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00217.x

New criterion for the stability of a human body in floodwaters J. Xia, R. A. Falconer, Y. Wang, and X. Xiao https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2013.875073

The use of physical models in dam-break analysis, RESCDAM Final Report R. A. Karvonen, H. K. Hepojoki, H. K. Huhta, and A. Louhio https://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiVp-yd_NrRAhVDvBoKHTwHDMsQFggkMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.syke.fi%2Fdownload%2Fnoname%2F%257B89C1EF41-5E60-4A75-95EB-A7CF668A8EC9%257D%2F58884&usg=AFQjCNHfrkR1oUdL0SqVVbV

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Short summary
In developed countries, the majority of fatalities during floods occurs as a consequence of inappropriate high-risk behaviour such as walking or driving in floodwaters. This work addresses pedestrians' instability in floodwaters. It analyses both the contribution of flood and human physical characteristics in the loss of stability highlighting the key role of subject height (submergence) and flow regime. The method consists of a re-analysis of experiments and numerical modelling.
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