FactSheet: FS2016-E-0001

Title:
Rock slope failures, liquefaction and permanent deformation in 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

Authour:
Hitoshi MATSUBARA¹, Ömer AYDAN², Kazuo KONAGAI³, Rama Mohan POKHREL⁴ and Masataka SHIGA⁵

1. Member of JSCE, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng. And Architecture, University of the Ryukyus
2. Member of JSCE, Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng. and Architecture, University of the Ryukyus
3. Fellow of JSCE, Professor, Graduate School of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University
4. Member of JSCE, JSPS Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
5. Undergraduate student, Dept. of Civil Eng., Yokohama National University

Key Facts:
・ Hazard Type: Earthquake
・ Date of the disaster: April 25th, 2015
・ Location of the survey: Kathmandu, Sunkoshi, Melamchi, Dhunche, Bungamati
・ Date of the field survey: May 27th to June 2nd, 2015
・ Survey tools: GPS receiver

Key findings:
Failure modes of rock slopes, In-situ initial stress state, Ground liquefaction, Spectrum of aftershock

Key Words:
Key Words: Gorkha Earthquake, failure modes, initial stress, ground liquefaction, spectrum analyses

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