Investigation of ground fissures at Kausaltar, Kathmandu by in-situ testing and spatial geographical mapping

Abstract On April 25th, 2015, the Gorkha earthquake jolted the central region of Nepal, causing extensive damage to buildings and grounds in the urban areas of Nepal. One embankment section of Kathmandu-Bhaktapur Road, crosses a small valley in the center of the Kathmandu Basin. The earthquake has c...

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Main Authors: Masataka Shiga, Kazuo Konagai, Rama Mohan Pokhrel, Takaaki Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-022-00213-6