Geotechnical evaluation of slope and ground failures during the 8 October 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake, Pakistan |
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| Authors: | Ömer Aydan Yoshimi Ohta Masanori Hamada |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Marine Civil Engineering, Tokai University, Orido 3-20-1, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka 424-8610, Japan;(2) Nippon Geophysical Prospecting Company, Tokyo, Japan;(3) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A large devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck in Kashmir on Oct. 8, 2005. The largest city influenced by the earthquake was Muzaffarabad. Balakot town was the nearest settlement to the epicenter, and it was the most heavily damaged. The earthquake caused extensive damage to housing and structures founded on loose deposits or weathered/sheared rock masses. Furthermore, extensive slope failures occurred along Neelum and Jhelum valleys, which obstructed both river flow and roadways. In this article, failures of natural and cut slopes as well as other ground failures induced by the earthquake and their geotechnical evaluation are presented, and their implications on civil infrastructures and site selection for reconstruction and rehabilitation are discussed. It is suggested that if housing and constructions on soil slopes containing boulders as observed in Balakot and Muzaffarabad are allowed, there should be a safety zone between the slope crest and allowable construction boundary. |
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| Keywords: | Slope failure Liquefaction Geotechnical evaluation Muzaffarabad Rock slopes Soil slopes |
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