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Mechanism and mitigation of slope disasters caused by combined effects of earthquake and rainfall

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24246082
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Geotechnical engineering
Research InstitutionKanto Gakuin University (2015)
The University of Tokyo (2012-2014)

Principal Investigator

Towhata Ikuo  関東学院大学, 理工学部, 客員教授 (20155500)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) Uchimura Taro  東京大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (60292885)
Yamada Suguru  大阪市立大学, 工学研究科, 講師 (70451789)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥45,760,000 (Direct Cost: ¥35,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,560,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥11,570,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,670,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥15,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,690,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥18,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,200,000)
Keywords岩石 / せん断強度 / 断層 / クリープ / 地震荷重 / 軟化 / 減災 / 斜面崩壊 / 物理的風化 / 凍結融解 / S波伝播速度
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Human settlement is destroyed by debris flow and many casualties are claimed. Thus, it is important to study not only the shear strength reduced by weathering but also softening of stress-strain behavior after peak strength. In this regard, laboratory studies were performed, chemical weathering was reproduced and the decay of tested material were investigated on natural rocks as well as mixing sand, lime, gypsum and water at a specified ratio and cured for a certain time. Prepared specimens were submerged in acidic water with ph = 4 or 5 and the particle-to-particle bonding was destroyed chemically. Then, unconfined compression tests were run on samples with different extents of chemical weathering. Using the measured stress-strain relationship, study was made of the decay of the peak strength and the softening behavior that followed the peak. Moreover, point load tests were conducted to investigate more profoundly a number of weathered rock pieces.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(10 results)

All 2016 2015 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Degradable Granular Soils,2015

    • Author(s)
      Aziz, Mubashir, Towhata, Ikuo and Irfan, Muhammad
    • Journal Title

      Geotechnical Testing Journal

      Volume: Volume 39

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Missing issues in mitigation of rainfall-induced landslides2016

    • Author(s)
      Towhata, I
    • Organizer
      1st Int. Conf. on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure (ICONHIC2016),
    • Place of Presentation
      Chania, Greece
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-28
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Reconnaissance Study on Rainfall-induced Failure of Izu-Oshima Volcanic Mountain Slope2016

    • Author(s)
      Towhata, I.
    • Organizer
      Geotechnical & Structural Engineering Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      ASCE, Phoenix
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Deterioration of soft rock material by seismic excitation along big faults2015

    • Author(s)
      Towhata, I., Gunji, K. and Nong, X.
    • Organizer
      50th Indian Geotechnical Conference, Pune, India
    • Place of Presentation
      Pune, India
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 地震荷重を受ける軟岩斜面の不安定化機構に関する実験的研究2015

    • Author(s)
      郡司圭悟, 東畑郁生
    • Organizer
      第50回地盤工学研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道科学大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-01 – 2015-09-03
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Soft Rock Slope Weathering Due To Rainwater2015

    • Author(s)
      Nakarmi, Manita and Towhata, Ikuo
    • Organizer
      6th Japan-China Geotechnical Symposium, Sapporo.
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道科学大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Long-Term Effects of Earthquake-Induced Slope Failures2013

    • Author(s)
      Towhata, I.
    • Organizer
      Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
    • Place of Presentation
      The Westin Chicago North Shore, (Chicago, U.S.A)
    • Year and Date
      2013-04-29 – 2013-05-04
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A simplified technique for slope stability assessment based on insitu S-wave velocity measurement2012

    • Author(s)
      Qureshi, Mohsin Usman, Yamada, S. and Towhata, I.
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on The Earthquake-induced Landslides (ISEL-Kiryu 2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      桐生市市民文化会館, 群馬県桐生市
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Study of physical and mechanical deterioration on soft rock after reproduced laboratory weathering process2012

    • Author(s)
      Nong, Xuefeng, Gyawali, Keshab, and Towhata, Ikuo
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Geotechnical Natural Hazards - The 5th Taiwan-Japan Joint Workshop on Geotechnical Hazards from Large Earthquakes and Heavy Rainfall
    • Place of Presentation
      台南, 中国(台湾)
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] EARLY WARNING OF SLOPE INSTABILITY BY MEANS OF INEXPENSIVE MONITORING DEVICES

    • Author(s)
      Ikuo Towhata
    • Organizer
      JGS-NGS Joint Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      カトマンドゥ, ネパール
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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