Journal of the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering, Vol.65,No.4, 2012

Debris disasters induced by heavy rainfall in Northern Kyushu District in July 2012

Tetsuya KUBOTA, Takashi JITOUSONO, Osamu SHIMIZU, Yasuyuki HIRAKAWA, Ken HONDA, Yasuo IIJIMA, Hiroaki IZUMIYAMA, Masahiro KAIBORI, Tetsuro KITAHARA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Toshio MATSUMOTO, Shinjiro MATSUO, Makoto MATSUZAWA, Yasuo MIYABUCHI, Eiji NAGANO, Koji NAKANO, Yuki OKUYAMA, Toru SHIMADA, Yoshinori SHINOHARA, Shigemitsu SUGIHARA,Nagazumi TAKEZAWA, Makoto TANAKA, Taro UCHIDA


Abstract

We had a deluge in July 2012 in the northern Kyushu district with intense rainfall of 800mm and 108mm/hr. This intensity yielded countless traces of debris flow and slope failures that induced tremendous damage and causalities in the area. Hence, several field investigations and reconnaissance tasks were conducted by the society to delve into this sediment]related disaster. The various results and the information obtained through this investigation were reported as the primary report, mentioning the damage, geologic]geomorphologic features and hydraulic characteristics of the debris flows, vegetation effects, and the efficiency of Sabo facilities in other scenes of this disaster.

Key wordsFdebris flow, debris disasters, heavy rainfall, efficiency of check dams, Sabo works


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