Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation: including CD-ROM

The last decades have shown a remarkable increase in the number of heavy rains, typhoons and earthquakes. These natural phenomena are the main causes for geohazards. As a result the mitigation of geohazards has become a major research topic in geotechnical engineering, and in recent years simulation-based predictions and monitoring tools have been developed to enquire the mechanisms underlying geohazards. This book is a comprehensive overview of these developments, and will be of interest to engineers, researchers, students in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Table of Contents:
Mechanisms of geohazards The LIQSEDFLOW: Role of two-phase physics in subaqueous sediment gravity flows S. Sassa & H. Sekiguchi Effort of submergence to decrement of shear strength for relatively a desiccated compacted soil T. Nishimura Mechanical behavior of anisotropic sand ground bearing coastal structure and its evaluation S. Takimoto, S. Miura, S. Kawamura & S. Yokohama Failure mechanism of volcanic slope due to rainfall and freeze-thaw action S. Kawamura, S. Miura, T. Ishikawa & H. Ino Slope stability consisting of two different layers caused by rainfall H. Kaneko, H. Tanaka & Y. Kudoh Mechanism of soil slope reinforced using nailing during earthquake L. Wang, G. Zhang, J.-M. Zhang & C.F. Lee Mechanical deterioration of ground due to microorganisms activated by eutrophication of ground ecosystems T. Futagami, K. Terauchi, T. Adachi, K. Ogawa, T. Kono, Y. Fujiwara & S. Sakurai Thermal, hydraulic and mechanical stabilities of slopes covered with Sasa nipponica K. Takeda, T. Suzuki & T. Yamada Landslide dam failure and prediction of flood/debris flow hydrograph H. Nakagawa, R. Awal, K. Kawaike, Y. Baba & H. Zhang Some geohazards associated with the 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008 K.T. Chau Use of LIDAR and DEM in the study of the massive February 17, 2006, Leyte, Philippines, Rockslide M. Gutierrez Mechanism of failure of irrigation tank due to earthquake A. Kobayashi, T. Hayashi & K. Yamamoto Simplified dynamic solution of the shear band propagation in submerged landslides A.M. Puzrin, E. Saurer & L.N. Germanovich Simulation of wave generated by landslides in Maku dam reservoir S. Yavari-Ramshe & B. Ataie-Ashtiani Relationship between climate change and landslide hazard in alpine areas interested by thawing permafrost Francani & P. Gattinoni Numerical analysis on deformation/failure patterns of embankments observed in 2004 Chuetsu earthquake T. Noda, M. Nakano, E. Yamada, A. Asaoka, K. Itabashi & M. Inagaki Numerical and analytical simulation methods for geohazards A proposal of 3D liquefaction damage map of Kochi harbor M. Tanaka, Y. Watabe, S. Sakajo & T. Sadamura Numerical simulations of progressive/multi-stages slope failure due to the rapid increase in ground water table level by SPH 121 Ha H. Bui, R. Fukagawa & K. Sako A multiphase elasto-viscoplastic analysis of an unsaturated river embankment associated with seepage flow F. Oka, S. Kimoto, N. Takada & Y. Higo Low energy rockfall protection fences in forested areas: Experiments and numerical modeling S. Lambert, D. Bertrand, F. Berger & C. Bigot Numerical analysis of erosion and migration of soil particles within soil mass K. Fujisawa, A. Murakami & S. Nishimura Assessment of well capture zone using particle tracking K. Inoue, T. Tanaka & G.J.M. Uffink 2D simulation analysis of failure of rock slope with bedding planes by DEM K. Ise, H. Kusumi & S. Otsuki Numerical prediction of seepage and seismic behavior of unsaturated fill slope R. Uzuoka, T. Mori, T. Chiba, K. Kamiya & M. Kazama Finite element simulation for earthquake-induced landslide based on strain-softening characteristics of weathered rocks A. Wakai, K. Ugai, A. Onoue, S. Kuroda & K. Higuchi Distinct element analysis for progressive failure in rock slope T. Nishimura, K. Tsujino & T. Fukuda Backward-Euler stress update algorithm for the original Cam-clay model with the vertex singularity T. Pipatpongsa, M.H. Khosravi & H. Ohta Erosion and seepage failure analysis of ground with evolution of bubbles using SPH H. Sakai, K. Maeda & T. Imase Performance estimation of countermeasures for falling rock using DEM K. Maeda & T. Yuasa Modification of compressible smooth particles hydrodynamics for angular momentum in simulation of impulsive wave problems S. Mansour-Rezaei & B. Ataie-Ashtiani Viscosity effect on consolidation of poroelastic soil due to groundwater table depression T.L. Tsai Develop of a fully nonlinear and highly dispersive water wave equation set; analysis of wave interacting with varying bathymetry A. Najafi-Jilani & B. Ataie-Ashtiani An MPM-FDM coupled simulation method for analyzing partially-saturated soil responses Y. Higo, S. Kimoto, F. Oka, Y. Morinaka, Y. Goto & Z. Chen Application of SPH method for large deformation analyses of geomaterials H. Nonoyama, A. Yashima, K. Sawada & S. Moriguchi Effects of initial soil fabric and mode of shearing on quasi-steady state line for monotonic undrained behavior S. Yimsiri & K. Soga Study of the interactions between rivers dynamic and slope stability for geohazard prediction: A case in Val Trebbia (Northern Italy) L. Scesi & P. Gattinoni Numerical simulations of submarine-landslide-induced and sea-floor-collapse-induced tsunami along coastline of South China K.T. Chau Advanced constitutive modeling of geomaterials and laboratory and field testing A thermo-elasto-viscoplastic model for soft sedimentary rock S. Zhang & F. Zhang Particle crushing and deformation behaviour D. Muir Wood, M. Kikumoto & A. Russell A study of the compression behaviour of structured clays S. Horpibulsuk, J. Suebsuk, A. Chinkulkijniwat & M.D. Liu Mechanistic picture of time effects in granular materials P.V. Lade Role of Coulomb’s and Mohr-Coulomb’s failure criteria in shear band T. Tokue & S. Shigemura Collapse of soils: Experimental and numerical investigations A. Daouadji, M. Jrad, A. Lejeune & F. Darve Water-submergence effects on geotechnical properties of crushed mudstone M. Aziz, I. Towhata, S. Yamada & M.U. Qureshi Mitigating embankment failure due to heavy rainfall using L-shaped geosynthetic drain (LGD) S. Shibuya, M. Saito, N. Torii & K. Hara Shear strength behavior of unsaturated compacted sandy soils Md. A. Alim & M. Nishigaki Modeling the behavior of artificially structured clays by the Modified Structured Cam Clay model J. Suebsuk, S. Horpibulsuk, A. Chinkulkijniwat & M.D. Liu Behavior of sands in constant deviatoric stress loading A. Azizi, R. Imam, A. Soroush & R. Zandian Instability and failure in soils subjected to internal erosion P.Y. Hicher & C.S. Chang Shear failure behavior of compacted bentonite T. Kodaka & Y. Teramoto Stress-strain and water retention characteristics of micro-porous ceramic particlemade with burning sludge K. Kawai, A. Iizuka, S. Kanazawa, A. Fukuda, S. Tachibana & S. Ohno Rate effect on residual state strength of clay related with fast landslide M. Suzuki, T. Yamamoto & Y. Kai Constitutive model and its application of flow deformation induced by liquefied sand Y.M. Chen, H.L. Liu, G.J. Shao & X.B. Sha Evaluation of shear strain in sand under triaxial compression using CT data Y. Watanabe, J. Otani, N. Lenoir & T. Nakai Elastoplastic modeling of geomaterials considering the influence of density and bonding T. Nakai, H. Kyokawa, M. Kikumoto, H.M. Shahin & F. Zhang Cyclic strength of sand with various kinds of fines M. Hyodo, UkGie Kim & T. Kaneko Rheological study of nanometric colloidal silica used for grouting A. Guefrech, N. Saiyouri & P.Y. Hicher Direct observation of patchy fluid distribution: Laboratory study M. Lebedev, B. Gurevich, B. Clennell, M. Pervukhina, V. Shulakova & T. Müller Visualization of leakage behavior through a hole in geomembrane using X-ray CT scanner T. Mukunoki, K. Nagata, M. Shigetoku & J. Otani Thermo-hydro-mechanical instabilities A seepage-deformation coupled analysis method for unsaturated river embankments R. Kato, S. Sunami, F. Oka, S. Kimoto & T. Kodaka Coupled thermo-mechanical analysis for slope behavior during freezing and thawing T. Ishikawa, S. Miura, S. Akagawa, M. Sato & S. Kawamura Semi 3D simulation of ground water advection and diffusion for alluvial layer in part of Kyoto basin T. Kitaoka, H. Kusumi & I. Kusaka A finite element study of localized and diffuse deformations in sand based on a density-stress-fabric dependent elastoplastic model R.G. Wan & M. Pinheiro Thermo-poro mechanical analysis of catastrophic landslides I. Vardoulakis & E. Veveakis Finite element prediction of the effects of faulting on tunnels A. Cividini Monitoring and non-destructive investigation methods Development of new technology for flood disaster mitigation in Bangladesh M.Z. Hossain Defining and monitoring of landslide boundaries using fiber optic systems M. Iten, A. Schmid, D. Hauswirth & A.M. Puzrin Dynamic interaction between pile and reinforced soil structure – Piled Geo-wall – T. Hara, S. Tsuji, A. Yashima, K. Sawada & N. Tatta Upgrade of existing stone-guard fence with using high-energy absorption net S. Tsuji, T. Hara, A. Yashima, K. Sawada & M. Yoshida Damage detection and health monitoring of buried concrete pipelines A.S. Bradshaw, G. daSilva, M.T. McCue, J. Kim, S.S. Nadukuru, J. Lynch, R.L. Michalowski, M. Pour-Ghaz, J. Weiss & R.A. Green Inclinodeformometer: A novel device for measuring earth pressure in creeping landslides M.V. Schwager, A.M. Schmid & A.M. Puzrin Monitoring of model slope failure tests using Amplitude Domain Reflectometry and Tensiometer methods S. Shimobe & N. Ujihira Prediction on volume of landslide in Shih-Men reservoir watershed in Taiwan from field investigation and historical terrain migration information B.H. Ku, C.-T. Cheng, S.-Y. Chi, C.-Y. Hsiao & B.-S. Lin Extreme rainfall for slope stability evaluation N. Gofar, M.L. Lee & A. Kasim Evaluation of existing prediction methods, performance-based design methods, risk analysis and the management of mitigation programs Risk assessment for hydraulic design associated with the uncertainty of rainfall C.M. Wang & C.-L. Shieh Geotechnical risk assessment of highly weathered slopes using seismic refraction technique M.U. Qureshi, I. Towhata, S. Yamada, M. Aziz & S. Aoyama Bridging satellite monitoring and characterization of subsurface flow: With a case of Horonobe underground research laboratory Q. Li, K. Ito, Y. Tomishima & Y. Seki Validation of a numerical model for the fault-rupture propagation through sand deposit M. Rokonuzzaman, T. Sakai & A. El Nahas A research on the quantitative evaluation of slope stability during rainfall K. Sako, R. Kitamura, T. Satomi, & R. Fukagawa Prediction on landslides induced by heavy rainfalls and typhoons for Shih-Men watershed in Taiwan using SHALSTAB program B.S. Lin, C.-K. Hsu, W.-Y. Leung, C.-W. Kao, C.-T. Cheng, J.-C. Lian & B.-S. Lin Risk evaluation and reliability-based design of earth-fill dams S. Nishimura, A. Murakami & K. Fujisawa Study on road slope disaster prevention integrated management system N. Sekiguchi, H. Ohtsu & T. Yasuda An empirical study on safety management for river levee systems K. Fukunari, M. Miyamoto & K. Yoshikawa Case records of geohazards and mitigation projects Characterization of Uemachi-fault in Osaka against displacement induced disaster Y. Iwasaki Liquefaction potential assessment at Laem Chabang port, Thailand P. Pongvithayapanu Natural dams built by sliding failure of slope during the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake in 2008 K. Tokida Site investigation on Toki landslide and its countermeasure on March, 2007 M. Iwata, A. Yashima, K. Sawada, Y. Murata & T. Suzuki Dynamics of geohazards erosive processes at the Prikaspiy region A.Z. Zhusupbekov & A. Bogomolov Prediction of landslide a few months in advance of its occurrence with chemical sensors for groundwater composition observation H. Sakai