Engineering Geological Advances in Japan for the New Millennium

Content: 
Preface
Pages vii-viii
Yuji Kanaori, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Masahiro Chigira

Three-dimensional miarolitic cavity distribution in the Kakkonda granite from borehole WD-1a using X-ray computerized tomography Original Research Article
Pages 1-9
Tomoyuki Ohtani, Yoshito Nakashima, Hirofumi Muraoka

The use of X-ray CT to measure diffusion coefficients of heavy ions in water-saturated porous media Original Research Article
Pages 11-17
Yoshito Nakashima

Detection of hydraulic pathways in fractured rock masses and estimation of conductivity by a newly developed TV equipped flowmeter Original Research Article
Pages 19-27
Kimio Miyakawa, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Yoichi Hirata, Masanao Kanauchi

Case studies of electrical and electromagnetic methods applied to mapping active faults beneath the thick quaternary Original Research Article
Pages 29-45
Koichi Suzuki, Shinji Toda, Kenichiro Kusunoki, Yasuhiro Fujimitsu, Tohru Mogi, Akira Jomori

A new technique for rapid and non-destructive measurement of rock-surface moisture content; preliminary application to weathering studies of sandstone blocks Original Research Article
Pages 47-54
Yukinori Matsukura, Ken\'ichi Takahashi

Stress estimated using microseismic clusters and its relationship to the fracture system of the Hijiori hot dry rock reservoir Original Research Article
Pages 55-70
K. Tezuka, H. Niitsuma

Strain monitoring of borehole diameter changes in heterogeneous jointed wall rock with chamber excavation; estimation of stress redistribution Original Research Article
Pages 71-82
Tsuyoshi Ishida, Yasuo Uchita

Non-sorbing tracer migration experiments in fractured rock at the Kamaishi Mine, Northeast Japan Original Research Article
Pages 83-104
A. Sawada, M. Uchida, M. Shimo, H. Yamamoto, H. Takahara, T.W. Doe

In-situ experiments on an excavation disturbed zone induced by mechanical excavation in Neogene sedimentary rock at Tono mine, central Japan Original Research Article
Pages 105-116
T. Sato, T. Kikuchi, K. Sugihara

Seismic risk assessment of an active fault system: the example of the Tsurugawan-Isewan tectonic line Original Research Article
Pages 117-131
Y. Kanaori

Geotechnical evaluation of a conglomerate for compressed air energy storage: the influence of the sedimentary cycle and filling minerals in the rock matrix Original Research Article
Pages 133-143
T. Shidahara, T. Oyama, K. Nakagawa, K. Kaneko, A. Nozaki

Time-dependent ground motion amplification characteristics at reclaimed land after the 1995 Hyogoken Nambu Earthquake Original Research Article
Pages 145-158
M. Sugito, F. Oka, A. Yashima, Y. Furumoto, K. Yamada

Overview of the stability and barrier functions of the granitic geosphere at the Kamaishi Mine: relevance to radioactive waste disposal in Japan Original Research Article
Pages 159-170
H. Yoshida, K. Aoki, T. Semba, K. Ota, K. Amano, K. Hama, M. Kawamura, K. Tsubota

Rates of weathering and temporal changes in strength of bedrock of marine terraces in Boso Peninsula, Japan Original Research Article
Pages 171-185
Shoichi Hachinohe, Nobuaki Hiraki, Takasuke Suzuki

Weathering distribution in a steep slope of soft pyroclastic rocks as an indicator of slope instability Original Research Article
Pages 187-198
S. Yokota, A. Iwamatsu

Soil creep process and its role in debris slide generation—field measurements on the north side of Tsukuba Mountain in Japan Original Research Article
Pages 199-219
Y. Sasaki, A. Fujii, K. Asai

Methodology development for modeling heterogeneous conductivity fields for a sandstone type uranium deposit, central Japan Original Research Article
Pages 221-231
S. Mikake, H. Yoshida, K. Koide, K. yanagizawa, N. Ogata, K. Maekawa

Computerized X-ray tomography analysis of three-dimensional fault geometries in basement-induced wrench faulting Original Research Article
Pages 233-246
K. Ueta, K. Tani, T. Kato

Deterioration of water quality in a reservoir receiving pyrite-bearing rock drainage and its geochemical modeling Original Research Article
Pages 247-257
Toshifumi Igarashi, Takahiro Oyama

Five year measurements of rock tablet weathering on a forested hillslope in a humid temperate region Original Research Article
Pages 259-266
Y. Matsukura, T. Hirose

Mechanism and effect of chemical weathering of sedimentary rocks Original Research Article
Pages 267-278
M. Chigira, T. Oyama

Weathering rate of mudstone and tuff on old unlined tunnel walls Original Research Article
Pages 279-291
Takahiro Oyama, Masahiro Chigira

Alkali-silica reactivity of Japanese rocks Original Research Article
Pages 293-303
Yasuhiko Wakizaka

Effect of porosity on the increase in weathering-rind thicknesses of andesite gravel Original Research Article
Pages 305-317
Chiaki T. Oguchi, Yukinori Matsukura

Salt weathering of the brick monuments in Ayutthaya, Thailand Original Research Article
Pages 319-327
Nobuaki Kuchitsu, Takeshi Ishizaki, Tadateru Nishiura

Deterioration of stone materials in the Angkor Monuments, Cambodia Original Research Article
Pages 329-340
E. Uchida, Y. Ogawa, N. Maeda, T. Nakagawa

Comprehensive study of the weathered condition of welded tuff from a historic stone bridge in Kagoshima, Japan Original Research Article
Pages 341-350
T. Esaki, K. Jiang