1. EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF IMPACT FORCE FROM A DRY GRANULAR SLIDING MASS ON A RIGID OBSTRUCTION Open Access Author: Ahmadipur, Amir Title: EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF IMPACT FORCE FROM A DRY GRANULAR SLIDING MASS ON A RIGID OBSTRUCTION Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: Basal frictionCompression waveDynamic forceFlume testGranular flowImpactDeposit morphologyFlow dynamicsGranular avalanchesInclined surfaceStatic forceFlow velocity File: Download Amir_Ahmadipur_Ph.D._Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorTong Qiu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMing Xiao, Committee MemberXiaofeng Liu, Committee MemberShimin Liu, Outside Member