E. Vargas Jr.

Prof. E. Vargas Jr.


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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 May 2013 in Remote Sensing
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RGRoberto Arnaldo Trancoso Gomes
Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso Gomes
RGRenato Guimaraes
Renato Guimaraes
Osmar Carvalho JúniorOsmar Carvalho Júnior
Osmar Carvalho Júnior
NFNelson Ferreira Fernandes
Nelson Ferreira Fernandes
EJE. Vargas Jr.
E. Vargas Jr.
Mass movements in Brazil are common phenomena, especially during strong rainfall events that occur frequently in the summer season. These phenomena cause losses of lives and serious damage to roads, bridges, and properties. Moreover, the illegal occupation by slums on the slopes around the cities intensifies the effect of the mass movement. This study aimed to develop a methodology that combines models of shallow landslides and debris-flows in order to create a map with landslides initiation and debris-flows volume and runout distance. The study area comprised of two catchments in Rio de Janeiro city: Quitite and Papagaio that drained side by side the west flank of the Maciço da Tijuca, with an area of 5 km2. The method included the following steps: (a) location of the susceptible areas to landslides using SHALSTAB model; (b) determination of rheological parameters of debris-flow from the back-analysis technique; and (c) combination of SHALSTAB and FLO-2D models to delineate the areas more susceptible to mass movements. These scenarios were compared with the landslide and debris-flow event of February 1996. Many FLO-2D simulations were exhaustively made to estimate the rheological parameters from the back-analysis technique. Those rheological coefficients of single simulation were back-calculated by adjusting with area and depth of the debris-flow obtained from field data. The initial material volume in the FLO-2D simulations was estimated from SHALSTAB model. The combination of these two mathematical models, SHALSTAB and FLO-2D, was able to predict both landslides and debris-flow events. Such procedures can reduce the casualties and property damage, delineating hazard areas, to estimate hazard intensities for input into risk studies providing information for public policy and planning.

15 April 2012 in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
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EJE. Vargas Jr.
E. Vargas Jr.
RVRaquel Quadros Velloso
Raquel Quadros Velloso
LCLeonardo Erik Chávez
Leonardo Erik Chávez
LGLuiz Gusmão
Luiz Gusmão
CAClaudio Palmeiro Do Amaral
Claudio Palmeiro Do Amaral

23 May 2016 in Acta Geotechnica
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JCJúlia Camargo
Júlia Camargo
RVRaquel Quadros Velloso
Raquel Quadros Velloso
EJE. Vargas Jr.
E. Vargas Jr.

23 December 2022 in International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
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ACAlessandro Cirone
Alessandro Cirone
EJE. Vargas Jr.
E. Vargas Jr.

12 January 2019 in Landslides
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AMAndré Müller
André Müller
EJE. Vargas Jr.
E. Vargas Jr.

12 December 2023 in Acta Geotechnica
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FFFabricio Fernández
Fabricio Fernández
EJE. Vargas Jr.
E. Vargas Jr.
AMAndré Luís Muller
André Luís Muller
RSRita L. Sousa
Rita L. Sousa
LSLuis Sousa
Luis Sousa