Simulation Study Using RAMMS Program: The Effect of Avalanche Return Periods on the Program Results of the Bozdağ Case Study
AbstractThe return period of avalanche is one of the variable which are used as input parameters in numerical analysis studies. It is an important parameter because of avalanche itself could be repeated and this situation may affect the analysis results considerably. This parameter can be introduced to the model RAMMS, which is one of the recently updated simulation models, in four different ways. Avalanche return periods is mostly selected by the user in RAMMS. Therefore, the effect of this parameter on the results should be examined. In this context, the results obtained from the analyzes performed at different return periods were evaluated and the effect of the related parameter on the results was investigated herein. The results show that the return periods of avalanche have less effect than release depth and area.