FactSheet: FS2015-E-0002

Title:
Geotechnical aspect of the damage caused by the April 25th, 2015 Gorkha earthquake of Nepal

Authour:
Kazuo KONAGAI¹, Rama Mohan POKHREL², Hitoshi MATSUBARA³, Masataka SHIGA⁴

1 Fellow of JSCE, Professor, Graduate School of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University, Japan, konagai@ynu.ac.jp
2 Member of JSCE, JSPS Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
3 Member of JSCE, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyu, Japan
4 Undergraduate student, Department of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University, Japan

Key Facts
・Hazard Type: Earthquake
・Date of the disaster: April 25th, 2015
・Location of the survey (Lat. Lon., name or address): Kathumandu, SunKoshi, Melamchi, Dhunche
・Date of the field survey (if any): May 27th to June 2nd, 2015
・Survey tools (if any): Laser ranger, GPS receiver

Key findings:
Creeping mountain slopes, local soil subsidence, peak discharges in monsoon rains.

Key Words:
Gorkha Earthquake, geotechnical problems, Monsoon rains

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