Geotechnics for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management

✍ Scribed by A. Murali Krishna, Takeshi Katsumi

Publisher: Springer Singapore
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 148
Series: Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
Edition: 1st ed. 2020
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This volume presents recent advances and developments taking place in geotechnical aspects of natural disaster mitigation and management. The chapters of this book are based on the invited lectures delivered by eminent researchers at the Third Indo-Japan Workshop on Geotechnics for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management. This book will be a useful reference for academicians, researchers, practicing professionals and, especially, students of the geotechnical fraternity.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-x
The 2017 July Northern Kyushu Torrential Rainfall Disaster—Geotechnical and Geological Perspectives (H. Hazarika, S. Yamamoto, T. Ishizawa, T. Danjo, Y. Kochi, T. Fujishiro et al.)....Pages 1-19
Disaster Management in India and Characterization for Geohazards (B. K. Maheshwari)....Pages 21-32
Shear Strength Behaviour of Gravel–Tire Chips Mixture (S. M. K. Pasha, H. Hazarika, N. Yoshimoto)....Pages 33-41
Elastic Modulus Estimation Using a Scaled State Parameter in the Extended Kalman Filter (M. C. Koch, A. Murakami, K. Fujisawa)....Pages 43-51
Spatial Distribution of Strength—Comparison Between Indian and Japanese Embankments (S. Nishimura, K. Imaide, T. Ueta, T. Hayashi, K. Inoue, T. Shibata et al.)....Pages 53-65
Integrating Rainfall Load into Remedial Design of Slopes Affected by Landslides (G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Pinom Ering)....Pages 67-74
Investigation of Rainfall-Induced Landslides at the Hillslopes of Guwahati Region, Assam (Chiranjib Prasad Sarma, Arindam Dey, A. Murali Krishna)....Pages 75-87
Evaluation of the Risk Distribution of the Debris Flow Occurred Using Numerical Simulation Subjected to Rockfall (Y. Isobe, H. Inagaki, H. Ohno)....Pages 89-96
Significance of Drainage Measures on Landslide Mitigation Measures (Minimol Korulla)....Pages 97-107
Design of Waterfront-Retaining Walls Subjected to Waves and Earthquakes: A Review (D. Choudhury, B. G. Rajesh)....Pages 109-118
Instability of Composite Breakwater Subjected to Earthquake and Tsunami and Its Countermeasures (B. Chaudhary, H. Hazarika, A. Murakami, K. Fujisawa)....Pages 119-125
Ground Modification Techniques to Improve Liquefaction Resistance in Indo-Gangetic Soils (J. T. Shahu, Mamata Mohanty)....Pages 127-133
Extended Application of Cement-Based Grouting to Gravel/Boulder Ground Improvement (H. Ishii)....Pages 135-145

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)

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