Geotechnical Predictions and Practice in Dealing with Geohazards

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Geotechnical Aspects of Some Recent Disasters

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Tsunami Induced by 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake and a Possible Renewal Plan

      • Hideki Ohta, Susumu Iai, Yukihiro Nishida, Shu Morioka, Atsushi Iizuka

      Pages 3-18

   3. Tsunami Damage: What Is Unexpected?

      • Koji Ichii

      Pages 19-31

   4. Past Earthquakes in Indonesia and New Seismic Hazard Maps for Earthquake Design of Buildings and Infrastructures

      • Masyhur Irsyam, Hendriyawan, M. Asrurifak, M. Ridwan, Fahmi Aldiamar, I. Wayan Sengara et al.

      Pages 33-46

   5. Lessons Learned from the Recent Natural Disasters in Indonesia

      • Sri Prabandiyani Retno Wardani, Agus Setyo Muntohar

      Pages 47-59

   6. Behavior of Slope Protection and Retaining Structures During the Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12, 2008

      • Jianhui H. Deng, Fei Chen, Jinbing B. Wei, Jiajia J. Tai

      Pages 61-73

3. Geotechnical Predictions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Consolidation and Creep Settlement of Embankment on Soft Clay: Prediction Versus Observation

      • S. Robert Lo, M. R. Karim, C. T. Gnanendran

      Pages 77-94

   3. Numerical Simulation of Soil Structures Reinforced by Geosynthetics

      • Masafumi Hirata, Atsushi Iizuka, Hideki Ohta, Takayuki Yamakami, Yoshihiro Yokota, Koji Ohmori

      Pages 95-114

   4. Deformation Prediction of a Structure Placed on Soft Clay in Tokyo Bay Affected by Heavy Deep Well Pumping

      • Koki Matsumoto, Akira Kobayashi, Hideki Ohta

      Pages 115-129

   5. Elasto-Plastic FEM Analysis and Safety Evaluation of Large Rockfill Dams During Reservoir Filling

      • Tetsuo Fujiyama, Takeshi Ishiguro, Yoshihisa Uchita, Hideki Ohta

      Pages 131-147

   6. Three Dimensional Soil/Water Coupled Analysis of Reverse Concreting Excavation Work

      • Shigehiko Sugie, Hideki Ohta, Atsushi Iizuka

      Pages 149-162

   7. Spatial Discretization of a Water Head in Soil–Water Coupled Finite Element Method Analysis Using the Hybrid-Type Penalty Method

      • Masafumi Hirata, Atsushi Iizuka, Hideki Ohta, Tetsuo Fujiyama, Tomohide Takeyama

      Pages 163-179

   8. Theoretical Analysis for Noncoaxiality of Toyoura Sand

      • Shinya Tachibana, Jiro Kuwano

      Pages 181-198

   9. Threshold of Friction Stabilizes Self-Weight Transmission in Gravitating Loose Sand Heaps

      • Thirapong Pipatpongsa, Hideki Ohta

      Pages 199-213

   10. Elasto-Plastic Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Soils with Subloading Surface Concept

       • Shintaro Ohno, Katsuyuki Kawai, Atsushi Iizuka, Shinya Tachibana, Shin-ichi Kanazawa, Hideki Ohta

       Pages 215-228

   11. Stress–Strain Relationship for the Singular Point on the Yield Surface of the Elasto-Plastic Constitutive Model and Quantification of Metastability

       • Tomohide Takeyama, Thirapong Pipatpongsa, Atsushi Iizuka, Hideki Ohta

       Pages 229-239

   12. Analysis of Earth Pressure Problems by Upper and Lower Equilibrium Methods

       • Akira Nishihara, Shinji Shimamoto, Hideki Ohta

       Pages 241-250

4. Geotechnical Practices in Dealing with Geo-hazards

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251

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The recent earthquake disasters in Japan and a series of other disasters in the world have highlighted again the need for more reliable geotechnical prediction and better methods for geotechnical design and in particular dealing with geohazards. This book provides a timely review and summaries of the recent advances in theories, analyses and methods for geotechnical predictions and the most up-to-date practices in geotechnical engineering and particularly in dealing with geohazards. A special section on the geotechnical aspects of the recent Tohoku earthquake disaster in Japan is also presented in this book.

Key Features: This book is written by a group of internationally renowned researchers and practioners to honour and mark the 40 years’ contribution of one of the greatest educators, researchers and engineers in the world, Professor Hideki Ohta, to geotechnical engineering.  Professor Ohta is presently professor at Chou University after his retirement from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. The book provides some first-hand information on the 2011 Tohuko earthquake disasters in Japan, the most recent update on the theories and methods for geotechnical analyses and predictions, and the latest methods and practices in geotechnical engineering, in particular, dealing with geotechnical hazard. It is a rare occasion for some 30 plus international authorities to write on their best topic that they have been working on for years.  The book is a must-have collection for any libraries and professionals in geotechnical engineering.

• 2011 Tohuku earthquake
• Earthquake hazards
• Geotechnical prediction

• , Dept of Civil, Construction & Env. Eng., Iowa State University, Ames, USA

  Jian Chu

• , Department of Civil Engineering, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

  Sri P.R. Wardani

• , Department of Civil Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

  Atsushi Iizuka

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