Geotechnical Hazards from Large Earthquakes and Heavy Rainfalls

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
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....Pages 3-16
A Case Study on Silty Sand Liquefaction....Pages 17-25
Bearing Capacity of Breakwater Mound Under Tsunami-Induced Seepage Flow....Pages 27-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Verification of Improvement Effectiveness by Compaction Methods During the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake....Pages 39-47
Development of Rational Soil Liquefaction Countermeasure Consisting of Lattice-Shaped Soil Improvement by Jet Grouting for Existing Housing Estates....Pages 49-59
Uplift Mechanism of Rectangular Tunnel in Liquefied Soils....Pages 61-74
Seismic Response of Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Embankment on Different Soil Foundation....Pages 75-86
Development of a New In-place Cement-Mixing Method by High-Pressure Injection....Pages 87-100
Use of Swedish Weight Sounding Tests for Detecting Liquefiable Backfills Reclaimed in Iron Sand Mining Pits in Asahi City of Chiba in Japan....Pages 101-110
GIS-Based Study on Liquefaction-Induced Soil Subsidence in the Urayasu Area Due to the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake....Pages 111-119
Effects of Non-plastic Fines on Undrained Cyclic Behavior of Loose Sand....Pages 121-131
An Investigation on the Liquefaction-Induced Sloped Ground Failure During the 1964 Niigata Earthquake....Pages 133-143
Laboratory Experiments on Seepage in Liquefied Sand....Pages 145-154
Effects of Cyclic Triaxial Loading Rates on Liquefaction Behavior of Fine-Grained Soils....Pages 155-161
Effect of Gravel Content on Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Sand....Pages 163-169
Effects of Overconsolidation, Cement Stabilisation, and Unsaturation on the Liquefaction Resistance of Urayasu Sand....Pages 171-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Loessial Landslides Induced by the Minxian–Zhangxian Ms6.6 Earthquake of China in 2013....Pages 183-192
Numerical Simulation of Run-Out Behavior of Earthquake-Induced Landslides....Pages 193-201
The Geometric Characteristics and Initiation Mechanisms of the Earthquake-Triggered Daguangbao Landslide....Pages 203-213
Centrifuge Modeling of Relationships Between Earthquake Intensities and Scales of Post-quake Triggering Rainfall and Landslide....Pages 215-222
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Time-Prediction Method of the Onset of a Rainfall-Induced Landslide Based on the Monitoring of Surface Displacement and Groundwater Level in the Slope....Pages 223-233
Typhoon Rainfall Induces Slope Creep, Groundwater Variation, and Slope Movement....Pages 235-248
Topographic Characteristic of the Rainfall-Inducing Landslide in Slate Stratum—Case of Ai-Liao Catchment, South Taiwan....Pages 249-258
Site Investigation and In Situ Testing on Shallow Landslide Scars of Natural Slopes Covered by Volcanic Ash and Pumice Fall....Pages 259-267
Overhaul the Anchored Slopes in Taiwan....Pages 269-280
A Study by Field Measurement and Numerical Simulation About Rainfall Seepage Mechanism in Case of Torrential Rainfall....Pages 281-290
Numerical Simulation for the Earthquake-Induced Deformation of a Residential Land Slope Reinforced with Landslide Prevention Piles....Pages 291-299
Centrifuge Model Test on Slope Reinforcement by Rock Bolt with Facing Plate....Pages 301-309
Numerical Simulation of Post-Entrainment Debris Flow at Alluvial Fan Using FLO-2D Model....Pages 311-321
Photomicrograph Investigation of Rock Thin Sections Taken from Landslides Scree by the Eastern Honshu Earthquake, 2008....Pages 323-332
An Extension to Weiler–Atherton Clipping Algorithm for the Face-to-Face Contact in Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Method....Pages 333-338
Application of Three-Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation Analysis to Simulate Characteristics of Planar Translational Slope Failure....Pages 339-345
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Hazard Mapping for Earthquake-Induced Geo-disaster Chain....Pages 349-362
Monitoring Techniques for Sediment Disaster in Mountant Area....Pages 363-374
Seismic Performance of Piles from EQWEAP and Monte Carlo Simulation Analyses....Pages 375-384
The Overflow Model Experiment Using the Waterway for Examining the Countermeasure Effect Against the Tsunami-Induced Tide Embankment Scouring....Pages 385-397
Analysis of a Coastal Structure Damaged Due to Compound Effect of Earthquake and Tsunami....Pages 399-410
An Example of the Restoration Method of Levees Damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake....Pages 411-419
Remediation of a Failed Slope Located at Fault Fracture Zone....Pages 421-430
Case Study of Using the Low-Pressure Grouting Method to Uplift a Tilted Building....Pages 431-439
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
A Study on the Bio-treatment Technique of Ground Improvement with Urease Microorganisms Which Live in Japan....Pages 441-448
Behavior of Breakwater Foundation Reinforced with Steel Sheet Piles Under Seismic Loading....Pages 449-461
Shaking Table Model Tests on Mitigation of Liquefaction-Induced Distortion of Shallow Foundation....Pages 463-477
Study on the Effect of Union Basement on Decreasing Destruction During Liquefaction....Pages 479-488
Front Matter....Pages 489-489
Analysis of the Lateral Force on Stabilizing Piles in c-φ Soil....Pages 491-502
Application of Close-Range Photogrammetry for Post-Failure Reconnaissance of a Retaining Wall....Pages 503-512
Seismic Response of a Newly Developed Geocell-Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall Backfilled with Gravel by Shaking Table Model Test....Pages 513-523
Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Piles in Soils Based on Active Pile Length....Pages 525-534
Effect of Backfill Reinforcement on Retaining Wall Under Dynamic Loading....Pages 535-544
Numerical Study on the Seismic Response of Waterfront Retaining Wall Reinforced with Cushion....Pages 545-554
Factors Controlling the Behavior of Piled Foundations Due to Cyclic Lateral Loading....Pages 555-568
Centrifugal Model Loading Tests on Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall with Groundwater Permeation....Pages 569-583
Horizontal Pressure on a Non-yielding Wall Due to Flexible and Rigid Strip Loading....Pages 585-596
Front Matter....Pages 597-597
Matric Suction and Shear Modulus of Unsaturated Compacted Lateritic Soil Subjected to Drying and Wetting....Pages 599-608
A Constant-Head Well Permeameter Measurement of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in the Vadose Zone and the Capabilities of Carbon Dioxide Injection....Pages 609-618
Remediation of Volcanic Ash Soil in Related to Soil Erodibility Against the Heavy Rainfall....Pages 619-627
Structural Pattern’s Effects on the Tensile Properties of Hexagonal Wire Meshes (12 cm × 15 cm)....Pages 629-636