Evaluation of Dike and Natural Slope Failure Induced by Heavy Rainfall in Niigata on 13 July 2004

Hirofumi Toyota; Kouichi Nakamura; Naoki Sakai

doi:10.3208/sandf.46.83

Proposal for hazard map-making of natural slope failure due to a heavy rainfall and disaster prevention actions based on observed several issues in the mountainous area of Asano River in July of 2008

Japanese Geotechnical Journal ◽

10.3208/jgs.8.311 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 311-328

Author(s):

Takashi NISHINO ◽

Kunio KAWAMURA ◽

Seiji TANAKA ◽

Takashi HASHIMOTO ◽

Hiroto FUKUMOTO

Keyword(s):

Heavy Rainfall ◽

Slope Failure ◽

Mountainous Area ◽

Hazard Map ◽

Disaster Prevention ◽

Natural Slope

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ON THE EVALUATING RISK METHOD OF NATURAL SLOPE FAILURE BASED ON STORAGE HEIGHT

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B1 (Hydraulic Engineering) ◽

10.2208/jscejhe.74.i_1267 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 74 (4) ◽

pp. I_1267-I_1272

Author(s):

Shoichi UEMURA ◽

Yasuyuki UJIHASHI ◽

Shinya HIRAMATSU ◽

Hiroto SUZUKI

Keyword(s):

Slope Failure ◽

Natural Slope

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SEISMIC FRAGILITY CURVE OF NATURAL SLOPE BASED ON SLOPE FAILURE DATABASE

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser A2 (Applied Mechanics (AM)) ◽

10.2208/jscejam.76.2_i_521 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. I_521-I_529

Author(s):

Ikumasa YOSHIDA ◽

Tatsuya ONO

Keyword(s):

Slope Failure ◽

Fragility Curve ◽

Seismic Fragility ◽

Natural Slope

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Development of the heavy rainfall induced slope failure hazard maps for the villages located in the mountainous area close to Median Tectonic Line

Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication ◽

10.3208/jgssp.jpn-028 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (72) ◽

pp. 2473-2477

Author(s):

Makoto Kawamura ◽

Yuji Tsujiko ◽

Kazuhiko Tsujino

Keyword(s):

Heavy Rainfall ◽

Slope Failure ◽

Mountainous Area ◽

Hazard Maps ◽

Median Tectonic Line ◽

Tectonic Line

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Characteristics of ground motion and threshold values for colluvium slope displacement induced by heavy rainfall: a case study in northern Taiwan

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ◽

10.5194/nhess-16-1309-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 1309-1321 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ching-Jiang Jeng ◽

Dar-Zen Sue

Keyword(s):

Slope Stability ◽

Heavy Rainfall ◽

Slope Failure ◽

Drainage System ◽

Threshold Value ◽

Slope Instability ◽

Disaster Prevention ◽

Strain Gages ◽

Slope Displacement ◽

Northern Taiwan

Abstract. The Huafan University campus is located in the Ta-lun Shan area in northern Taiwan, which is characterized by a dip slope covered by colluvium soil of various depths. For slope disaster prevention, a monitoring system was constructed that consisted of inclinometers, tiltmeters, crack gages, groundwater level observation wells, settlement and displacement observation marks, rebar strain gages, concrete strain gages, and rain gages. The monitoring data derived from hundreds of settlement and displacement observation marks were analyzed and compared with the displacement recorded by inclinometers. The analysis results revealed that the maximum settlement and displacement were concentrated on the areas around the Hui-Tsui, Zhi-An, and Wu-Ming buildings and coincided with periods of heavy rainfall. The computer program STABL was applied for slope stability analysis and modeling of slope failure. For prevention of slope instability, a drainage system and tieback anchors with additional stability measures were proposed to discharge excess groundwater following rainfall. Finally, threshold value curves of rainfall based on slope displacement were proposed. The curves can be applied for predicting slope stability when typhoons are expected to bring heavy rainfall and should be significant in slope disaster prevention.

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Slope Failure Disasters in Northern Slope of Mt. Wanitsuka and Upstream Area of the Hiroto River due to Heavy Rainfall by the Typhoon0514 in Miyazaki Prefecture

Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology ◽

10.5110/jjseg.47.232 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 232-241

Author(s):

Mitsuhisa KOGA ◽

Takenobu HORIKAWA ◽

Akira USHIRO ◽

Masahiro TANIUCHI

Keyword(s):

Heavy Rainfall ◽

Slope Failure ◽

Northern Slope

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Characteristics of Groundwater Response to Precipitation for Landslide Prevention at Kiyomizu-Dera

Journal of Disaster Research ◽

10.20965/jdr.2017.p0993 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 993-1001

Author(s):

Toru Danjo ◽

Tomohiro Ishizawa ◽

Masamitsu Fujimoto ◽

Naoki Sakai ◽

Ryoichi Fukagawa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Groundwater Level ◽

Heavy Rainfall ◽

Slope Failure ◽

Field Measurements ◽

Scale Model ◽

Slope Failures ◽

Wet Season ◽

Soil Failure ◽

Groundwater Response ◽

Typhoon Season

Every year in Japan, slope failures often occur due to heavy rainfall during the wet season and typhoon season. The main reasons for soil failure are thought to be the increase of soil weight from infiltrated precipitation, the decrease in shear strength, and effects of the increase groundwater elevation. It is therefore important to consider to characteristics of groundwater behavior to improve slope disaster prevention. Kiyomizu-dera experienced major slope failures in 1972, 1999, and 2013, and a large slope failure occurred nearby in 2015. The two most recent events occurred since observation of precipitation and groundwater conditions began at the site in 2004. In this research, we determine the relationship between rainfall and groundwater level using both a full-scale model experiment and field measurements. Results indicate strong connection between rainfall intensity and the velocity of increase in groundwater level, indicating that it is possible to predict changes in the groundwater level due to heavy rainfall.

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