MUDFLOW AND FLOOD PROTECTION DEVICE

The article describes the design, working principle, and calculation method of a new hydraulic device used to combat mudflows and floods. It has been determined that known devices used against mudflows are placed in the riverbed, and they capture and hold large debris carried by the current in the upper reach. As a result, the riverbed is filled with sediments, and when the next mudflow occurs, there is a threat of the flood. The new device, unlike the well-known devices against mudflows, captures and holds large streams of mudflows in a side chamber. The materials collected in the side chamber of the device (large rock fragments, river stones, gravel, and sand) are extracted from there as building materials, and the accumulated water resources are used for irrigation, drinking, and domestic purposes of the population. The proposed device also allows you to prevent flood events.