Geotechnical Hazards from Large Earthquakes and Heavy Rainfalls [Paperback]

This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Workshop on Geotechnical Natural Hazards held July 1215, 2014, in Kitakyushu, Japan. The workshop was the sixth in the series of JapanTaiwan Joint Workshops on Geotechnical Hazards from Large Earthquakes and Heavy Rainfalls, held under the auspices of the Asian Technical Committee No. 3 on Geotechnology for Natural Hazards of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. It was co-organized by the Japanese Geotechnical Society and the Taiwanese Geotechnical Society.

The contents of this book focus on geotechnical and natural hazard-related issues in Asia such as earthquakes, tsunami, rainfall-induced debris flows, slope failures, and landslides. The book contains the latest information and mitigation technology on earthquake- and rainfall-induced geotechnical natural hazards. By dissemination of the latest state-of-the-art research in the area, the information contained in this book will help researchers, designers, consultants, government officials, and academicians involved in the mitigation of natural hazards. The findings and other information provided here is expected to contribute toward the development of a new chapter in disaster prevention and mitigation of geotechnical structures.

Initial Trigger for Slope Failures in Volcanic Ash Layer of Hillside Surface in Izu-Oshima Island in Japan due to a Typhoon Rainfall in 2013.- A Case Study on Silty Sand Liquefaction.- Bearing Capacity of Breakwater Mound under Tsunami-induced Seepage Flow.- Verification of improvement effectiveness by compaction methods during the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake.- Development of rational soil liquefaction countermeasure consisting of lattice-shaped soil improvement by jet grouting for existing housing estates.- Uplift Mechanism of Rectangular Tunnel in Liquefied Soils.- Seismic Response of Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Emls5