Geotechnics for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management

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 The 2017 July Northern Kyushu Torrential Rainfall Disaster—Geotechnical and Geological Perspectives  (H. Hazarika, S. Yamamoto, T. Ishizawa, T. Danjo, Y. Kochi, T. Fujishiro et al.)....Pages 1-19
 Disaster Management in India and Characterization for Geohazards  (B. K. Maheshwari)....Pages 21-32
 Shear Strength Behaviour of Gravel–Tire Chips Mixture  (S. M. K. Pasha, H. Hazarika, N. Yoshimoto)....Pages 33-41
 Elastic Modulus Estimation Using a Scaled State Parameter in the Extended Kalman Filter  (M. C. Koch, A. Murakami, K. Fujisawa)....Pages 43-51
 Spatial Distribution of Strength—Comparison Between Indian and Japanese Embankments  (S. Nishimura, K. Imaide, T. Ueta, T. Hayashi, K. Inoue, T. Shibata et al.)....Pages 53-65
 Integrating Rainfall Load into Remedial Design of Slopes Affected by Landslides  (G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Pinom Ering)....Pages 67-74
 Investigation of Rainfall-Induced Landslides at the Hillslopes of Guwahati Region, Assam  (Chiranjib Prasad Sarma, Arindam Dey, A. Murali Krishna)....Pages 75-87
 Evaluation of the Risk Distribution of the Debris Flow Occurred Using Numerical Simulation Subjected to Rockfall  (Y. Isobe, H. Inagaki, H. Ohno)....Pages 89-96
 Significance of Drainage Measures on Landslide Mitigation Measures  (Minimol Korulla)....Pages 97-107
 Design of Waterfront-Retaining Walls Subjected to Waves and Earthquakes: A Review  (D. Choudhury, B. G. Rajesh)....Pages 109-118
 Instability of Composite Breakwater Subjected to Earthquake and Tsunami and Its Countermeasures  (B. Chaudhary, H. Hazarika, A. Murakami, K. Fujisawa)....Pages 119-125
 Ground Modification Techniques to Improve Liquefaction Resistance in Indo-Gangetic Soils  (J. T. Shahu, Mamata Mohanty)....Pages 127-133
 Extended Application of Cement-Based Grouting to Gravel/Boulder Ground Improvement  (H. Ishii)....Pages 135-145