Landslide Triggered by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and Analysis of their long-lasting impact.

Hiraku Tomita, Alessandra Mayumi Nakata, Kazuo Konagai, Takashi Matsushima, Masataka Shiga, Takaaki Ikeda, Rama Pokhrel

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Abstract

The Gorkha earthquake of April 25, 2015 has caused many landslides along the Trishuli River in the Rasuwa District. A numerical approach has been taken to assess the remaining risk of landslides. The debris mass movements are described in simulations with only three parameters, namely, the critical angle if, Gauckler- Manning roughness coefficient n, and angle of repose id. The optimum set of these three parameters, obtained through a batch of numerical simulations to minimize the prediction error, was then used to identify locations of unstable colluvium deposits remaining along gullies on steep valley walls of the Trishuli River.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJournal of Nepal Geological Society
Pages77-84
Number of pages8
Volume55
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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