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Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

  • Tsuyoshi Hatori, Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2021. Posttraumatic stress disorder and its predictors in Kathmandu Valley residents after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Online first (2021.12), pp.1-8

  • Indra Lal Subedi, Ram Chandra Tiwari, Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2021. Safety Factor Plan Based on Predicted Progressive Failure Surface Under Elasto-Plastic 2D-FEM: A case study of Nuta-Yone Landslide Clusters, Shikoku, Japan, Nepal Journal of Civil Engineering, 2 (1), pp.27-36 (2021.11)

  • R. C. Tiwari, N. P. Bhandary, 2021. 3D SEM-based seismic ground response analysis of Kathmandu Valley in 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, Journal of Seismology, 25, pp.1321-1338

  • Netra Prakash Bhandary, Youb Raj Paudyal, Mitsu Okamura, 2021. Resonance effect on shaking of tall buildings in Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, Environmental Earth Sciences 80 (459), Online First

  • Deepak Raj Bhat, Soichiro Osawa, Akihiko Wakai, Katsuo Sasahara, Netra P. Bhandary, Fei Cai, Hirotaka Ochiai, and Norihiro Tanaka, 2021. Rigorous Analysis of Stress-Dependent Landslide Movements with Groundwater Fluctuations Applicable to Disaster Prevention in Monsoon Asia, Journal of Disaster Research 16 (4), pp.658-673

  • Dhundi Raj Pathak and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2020. Evaluation of groundwater vulnerability to nitrate in shallow aquifer using multi-layer fuzzy inference system within GIS environment, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 11, Article No.100470

  • Abdul Rachman Rasyid, Netra P. Bhandary and Ryuichi Yatabe, 2018. Implementing Landslide Susceptibility Map at Watershed Scale of Lompobattang Mountain South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indonesian Journal of Geography, 50 (2), pp.197-204

  • Abdul Rachman Rasyid, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Ihsan, 2018. GIS based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 11 (02), pp.107-111

  • Toru Futagami, Tsuyoshi Hatori, and Netra P. Bhandary, 2017. An Analytical Study on Intentions of Disaster Prevention Expert Candidates, Journal of Disaster Research, 12 (4), pp.748-754

  • Abdul Rachman Achmad, Netra P. Bhandary and Ryuichi Yatabe, 2016. Performance of frequency ratio and logistic regression model in creating GIS based landslides susceptibility map at Lompobattang Mountain, Indonesia, Geoenvironmental Disasters, 3 (19), pp.1-16

  • H. Hazarika, N. P. Bhandary, Y. Kajita, K. Kasama, K. Tsukahara and R. K. Pokharel, 2016. The 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake: An overview of the damage, lessons learned and challenges, Lowland Technology International, 18 (2), pp.119-128

  • Matebie Meten, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2015. GIS-based Frequency Ratio and Logistic Regression Modelling for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of Debre Sina Area in Central Ethiopia, Journal of Mountain Science, 12, pp.1355-1372

  • Mitsu Okamura, Netra P. Bhandary, Shinichiro Mori, Narayan Marasini, Hemanta Hazarika, 2015. Report on a reconnaissance survey of damage in Kathmandu caused by the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, Soils and Foundations, 55 (5), pp.1015-1029

  • Dhundi Raj Pathak, Ryuichi Yatabe and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2015. Identification of major factors affecting spatial and temporal variation of water quality in Kathmandu Basin, Nepal, using multivariate statistical analysis, International Journal of Water, 9 (3), pp.209-225

  • Matebie Meten, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2015. Application of GIS-based fuzzy logic and rock engineering system (RES) approaches for landslide susceptibility mapping in Selelkula area of the Lower Jema River Gorge, Central Ethiopia, Environmental Earth Sciences, 74 (4), pp. 3395-3416

  • Matebie Meten, Netra Prakash Bhandary and Ryuichi Yatabe, 2015. Effect of Landslide Factor Combinations on the Prediction Accuracy of Landslide Susceptibility Maps in the Blue Nile Gorge of Central Ethiopia, Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2 (9), pp.1-17

  • Ram Chandra Tiwari, Netra Prakash Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe, 2015. 3D SEM Approach to Evaluate the Stability of Large-Scale Landslides in Nepal Himalaya, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering: An International Journal, 33 (4), pp.773-793

  • Gangalal Tuladhar, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ranjan Kumar Dahal and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2015. Disaster risk reduction knowledge of local people in Nepal, Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2 (5), pp.1-12

  • R. C. Tiwari, N. P. Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe, 2015. 3-D elasto-plastic spectral element application to evaluate the stability of large-scale landslides, Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, 10 (4), pp.271-289

  • Gangalal Tuladhar, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2015. Assessment of disaster risk reduction knowledge of school teachers in Nepal, International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management, 3 (1), pp. 20-27

  • Kiran Prasad Acharya, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2014. Numerical analysis on influence of principal parameters of topography on hillslope instability in a small catchment, Environmental Earth Sciences, 73 (9), pp.5643-5656

  • Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Koji Yamamoto, Youb Raj Paudyal, 2014. Use of a Sparse Geo-info Database and Ambient Ground Vibration Survey in Earthquake Disaster Risk Study – A Case of Kathmandu Valley –, Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 4 (3A), pp.20-30

  • Kiran Prasad Acharya, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal & Ryuichi Yatabe, 2014. Seepage and slope stability modeling of rainfall-induced slope failures in topographic hollows, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 7 (2), pp.721-746

  • Manita Timilsina, Netra P. Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2014. Distribution probability of large-scale landslides in central Nepal, Geomorphology, 226, pp.236–248

  • Kiran Prasad Acharya, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary & Ranjan Kumar Dahal, 2014. Deterministic slope failure hazard assessment in a model catchment and its replication in neighborhood terrain, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 7 (1), pp. 156-185

  • Ram Chandra Tiwari, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2014. Spectral element analysis to evaluate the stability of long and steep slopes, Acta Geotechnica, 9 (5), pp. 753-770

  • Hari Darshan Shrestha, Jishnu Subedi, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2014. The Impact of Retrofitting Work on Awareness Raising and Knowledge Transfer in Aceh Province, Indonesia, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 4 (4), pp.182-189

  • R. C. Tiwari, N. P. Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe, 2013. 3-D Elasto-Plastic SEM Approach for Pseudo-Static Seismic Slope Stability Charts for Natural Slopes, Indian Geotechnical Journal (Springer India), 44 (3), pp.305-321

  • Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Shuichi Hasegawa, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2013. Topo-stress based probabilistic model for shallow landslide susceptibility zonation in the Nepal Himalaya, Environmental Earth Sciences, 71 (9), pp.3879-3892

  • Deepak R. Bhat, R. Yatabe, N. P. Bhandary, 2013. Study of preexisting shear surfaces of reactivated landslides from a strength recovery perspective, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 77, pp.243-253

  • Ngadisih, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra P. Bhandary & Ranjan K. Dahal, 2013. Integration of statistical and heuristic approaches for landslide risk analysis: a case of volcanic mountains in West Java Province, Indonesia, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 8 (1), pp.29-47

  • Gangalal Tuladhar, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ranjan Kumar Dahal & Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2013. Knowledge of disaster risk reduction among school students in Nepal, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 5 (3), pp.190-207

  • Deepak R. Bhat, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, 2013. Residual-state creep behavior of typical clayey soils, Natural Hazards, 69 (3), pp.2161-2178

  • Amod Mani Dixit, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ramesh Guragain, Ranjan Kumar Dahal & Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2013. Non-structural earthquake vulnerability assessment of major hospital buildings in Nepal, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 8 (1), pp.1-13

  • Amod Mani Dixit, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ranjan Kumar Dahal & Netra Prakash. Bhandary, 2013. Public School Earthquake Safety Program in Nepal, Geomatics, Natural Hazard and Risk, 5 (4), pp.293-319

  • Deepak R. Bhat, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, Ranjan K. Dahal & Ram C. Tiwari, 2013. Strength Recovery from Residual-State of Shear on soils, Indian Geotechnical Journal, 44 (1), pp. 94-100

  • Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Manita Timilsina, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2013. Rainfall event-based landslide susceptibility zonation mapping, Natural Hazards, 69 (1), pp.365-388

  • Tiwari Ram Chandra, Bhandary Netra Prakash, Yatabe Ryuichi, 2013. High-Order FEM Formulation for 3-D Slope Instability, Applied Mathematics, 4 (5A), pp.8-17

  • Amod Mani Dixit, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2013. Initiatives for earthquake disaster risk management in the Kathmandu Valley, Natural Hazards, 69 (1), pp. 631-654

  • R. C. Tiwari, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, and D. R. Bhat, 2013. New numerical scheme in the finite-element method for evaluating the root-reinforcement effect on soil slope stability, Géotechnique, 63 (2), pp129-139

  • R. C. Tiwari, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe & D. R. Bhat, 2013. Evaluation of factor of safety for vegetated and barren soil slopes with limit equilibrium computations, Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, 8 (4), pp.254-273

  • D. R. Pathak, R. Yatabe and N. P. Bhandary, 2013. Statistical analysis of factors affecting groundwater quality in shallow aquifer of Kathmandu, Nepal, International Journal of Water Research, 1 (1), pp.12-20

  • Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Shuichi Hasegawa & Hideki Inagaki, 2013. Areal distribution of large-scale landslides along highway corridors in central Nepal, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards 7 (1), pp.1-20

  • Deepak Raj Bhat, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, 2013. Effect of Shearing Rate on Residual Strength of Kaolin Clay, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 18 (G), http://www.ejge.com/2013/Abs2013.122.htm, pp.1387-1396

  • Manita Timilsina, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal and Ryuichi Yatabe, 2012. Typical morphometric and geological characteristics of large-scale landslides in central Nepal, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 44, pp.45-58

  • Youb Raj Paudyal, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, 2012. Basement topography of the Kathmandu Basin using microtremor observation, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 62, pp.627-637

  • Y. R. Paudyal, N. P. Bhandary & R. Yatabe, 2012. Seismic Microzonation of Densely Populated Area of Kathmandu Valley of Nepal using Microtremor Observations, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 16 (8), pp.1208-1229

  • Paudyal Y. R., Yatabe R., Bhandary N. P. and Dahal R. K., 2012. A study of local amplification effect of soil layers on ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley using microtremor analysis, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 11 (2), pp.257-268

  • S. Dhakal, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, and N. Kinoshita, 2012. Numerical and analytical investigation towards performance enhancement of a newly developed rockfall protective cable-net structure, Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, An interactive open access journal of the European Geosciences Union, Vol.12, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-1135-2012, pp.1135-1149

  • Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Shuichi Hasegawa, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Prem Prasad Poudel, Atsuko Nonomura, and Ryuichi Yatabe, 2012. A replication of landslide hazard mapping in catchment scale, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 3 (2), pp.161-192

  • S. Dhakal, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, and N. Kinoshita, 2011. Experimental, numerical and analytical modelling of a newly developed rockfall protective cable-net structure, Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, An interactive open access journal of the European Geosciences Union, 11 (12), pp.3197-3212

  • Ram Chandra Tiwari, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Deepak Raj Bhat, 2011. Simulation of Root-Reinforcement Effect in Natural Slopes Based on Progressive Failure in Soil-Root Interaction, International Journal of GEOMATE, 1 (1), ISSN:2186-2982(P), 2186-2990(O), pp.32-38

  • Deepak Raj Bhat, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Ram Chandra Tiwari, 2011. Residual-State Creep Test in Modified Torsional Ring Shear Machine: Methods and Implications, International Journal of GEOMATE, 1 (1), ISSN:2186-2982(P), 2186-2990(O), pp.39-43

  • Hari Darshan Shrestha, Jishnu Subedi, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2011. Climate responsive and safe earthquake construction: a community building a school, Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 02, pp.1-10

  • Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Shuichi Hasegawa, Minoru Yamanaka, Netra Prakash Bhandary, and Ryuichi Yatabe, 2011. Rainfall-induced landslides in the residual soil of andesite terrain, western Japan, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 42, pp.137-152

  • 西村文武, 中島淳子, 矢田部龍一, ネトラ P. バンダリ, 2011. ネパール・カトマンズ周辺の水辺空間における元素分布特性に関する調査研究, 土木学会論文集B1（水工学），67 巻 4 号 , pp.1309-1314

  • Bhoj Raj Pantha, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2010. GIS-based highway maintenance prioritization model: an integrated approach for highway maintenance in Nepal mountains, Journal of Transport Geography, 18 (3), pp.426-433

  • Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Shuichi Hasegawa, Minoru Yamanaka, Santosh Dhakal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, 2009. Comparative analysis of contributing parameters for rainfall-triggered landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal, Environmental Geology, 58 (3), pp.567-586

  • Shuichi Hasegawa, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Minoru Yamanaka, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Hideki Inagaki, 2009. Causes of large-scale landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of central Nepal, Environmental Geology, 57 (6), pp.1423-1434

  • Bhoj Raj Pantha, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2009. Optimal Preliminary Highway Alignment, with Slope Disaster Risk Management, in the Himalayan Regions, Transportation Research Record, 2120 (1), pp.93-100

  • Bhoj Raj Pantha, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Netra Prakash Bhandary, 2008. GIS-based landslide susceptibility zonation for roadside repair and maintenance in the Himalayan region, Episodes, Journal of International Geoscience, 31 (4), pp.384-391

  • H. K. Shrestha, R. Yatabe, N. P. Bhandary, 2008. Groundwater flow modeling for effective implementation of landslide stability enhancement measures – A case of landslide in Shikoku, Japan –, Landslides, 5 (3), pp.281-290

  • 矢田部龍一，ネトラ・バンダリ－，岡村未対, 2007. 蛇紋岩地すべりの発生機構に対する地盤工学的検討, 粘土科学，第46巻，第1号, pp.16-23

  • 稲垣秀輝, Netra P. Bhandary, 長谷川修一,矢田部龍一, 2007. ネパール最重要道路のハザードマップとリスク管理, 日本地すべり学会誌，第43巻，第6号, pp.376-383

  • 矢田部龍一，稲垣秀樹，岡村未対，ネトラ・バンダリー, 2006. 自然斜面の安定問題における土の強度試験活用の現状と課題, 土と基礎，54 (10), No.585 (2006.10), pp.12-14

  • H. K. Shrestha, R. Yatabe and N. P. Bhandary, 2006. Use of groundwater flow model in the analysis of a creeping landslide in western Japan, Episodes, Journal of International Geoscience, 29 (1), pp.20-25

  • N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, K. Yokota, S. Takata, 2002. Instability of Decomposed Granite Cut Slopes Caused by Expansive Clay Layers, Journal of Engineering Geology, 10 (S1), pp.273-278 (http://www.gcdz.org/en/article/id/10607)

  • Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Norio Yagi, and Kinutada Yokota, 2000. Geotechnical investigations of the Sawatari Landslide in Shikoku, Japan, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 22, pp.491-496

  • K. Yokota, R. Yatabe, N. Yagi, and N. P. Bhandary, 2000. Shear strength of landslide clay soil containing weathered serpentinite, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 22, pp.147-154

International Conference Papers 

  • A study on shaking of tall buildings in Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, Netra Prakash Bhandary, M. Okamura, and Y. R. Paudyal, Proceedings of the 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 14-18 Oct. 2019, Taiwan, Digital 4 pages

  • SEM-based Seismic Slope Stability and Mitigation Model for the Jure Jandslide after the 7.8Mw 2015 Barpak-Gorkha Nepal Earthquake, N. P. Bhandary, R. C. Tiwari, R. Yatabe, and S. Paudel, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V GSP 293, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481486.010, (2018) pp.88-97

  • Understanding Large-Scale Landslide Displacement Behavior Through Residual-State Creep Shear Tests in a Modified Ring Shear Machine, N. P. Bhandary, D. R. Bhat, and R. Yatabe, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Geo-disaster Reduction, 5-6 September 2014, Fullerton, California, USA, pp.32-41

  • Shear Strength Recovery of Clayey Soils Following Discontinuation of Shear at a Residual State, Deepak R. Bhat, Netra P. Bhandary, and Ryuichi Yatabe, Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment, Vo. 1, Proceedings of the 3rd World Landslide Forum, Beijing, China, 3-6 June 2014, pp.303-308

  • SEDIMENT DEPOSIT PROFILING THROUGH ESTIMATION OF GROUND NATURAL PERIOD: A CASE OF KATHMANU VALLEY NEPAL, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Youb R. Paudyal, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo, 11-12 November 2013, pp. 59-68

  • Seismic Damage Risk Evaluation through Ambient Ground Vibration Survey in Kathmandu Valley, N. P. Bhandary, Y. R. Paudyal, R. K. Dahal and R. Yatabe, Proceedings of the 18th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (Advances in Geotechnical Infrastructures), 29-31 May 2013, Singapore, DOI: 10.3850/978-981-07-4948-4_185, pp.943-949

  • Simplified numerical implementations in current slope instability computations, R. C. Tiwari, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe and R. K. Dahal, Proceedings of the 18th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (Advances in Geotechnical Infrastructures), 29-31 May 2013, Singapore, DOI: 10.3850/978-981-07-4948-4_185, pp.561-566

  • Finite Element Modelling and Parametric Analyses of a Long-span Pocket-type Rockfall Interceptive Cable-Net Structure, Shanker Dhakal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Naoki Kinoshita, Proceedings of the 2nd World Landslide Forum, Landslide Science and Practice, C. Margottini et al. (eds.), Vol.6, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-642-31318-9, (2013) pp.597-605

  • Method of Residual-State Creep Test to Understand the Creeping Behavior of Landslide Soils, Deepak R. Bhat, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings of the 2nd World Landslide Forum, Landslide Science and Practice, C. Margottini et al. (eds.), Vol.2, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-642-31318-9, (2013) pp.635-642

  • Geo-info Database and Microtremor Survey for Earthquake Disaster Risk Mitigation in Kathmandu Valley, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Youb R. Paudyal, Koji Yamamoto, Tara N. Lohani, Ranjan K. Dahal, Proceedings of AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering (AICEE'12) and Geohazard Information Zonation (GIZ'12), Malaysia, 28-30 August 2012, pp.860-868

  • Rainfall-induced Landslide Database in The Nepal Himalaya, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Manita Timilsina, Ryuichi Yatabe, Shuichi Hasegawa, Proceedings of AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering (AICEE'12) and Geohazard Information Zonation (GIZ'12), Malaysia, 28-30 August 2012, pp.883-891

  • A new concept of Residual-State Creep test to understand the creeping behavior of Clayey soils, Deepak Raj Bhat, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Ram C. Tiwari, Proceedings of the GeoCongress 2012 (an ASCE Geo-Institute Annual Congress), Oakland, California, USA, March 25-29, 2012, pp.683-692

  • Performance Evaluation of an Energy Dissipator in a Rockfall Protective Cable-Net Structure, Shanker Dhakal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Naoki Kinoshita, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 26 August 2011, Kyoto, pp.43-46

  • RESIDUAL-STATE CREEP TEST IN MODIFIED TORSIONAL RING SHEAR MACHINE: A METHOD TOWARDS LADNSLIDE PREDICTION, Deepak Raj Bhat, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Ram C. Tiwari, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 26 August 2011, Kyoto, pp.179-182

  • NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF NATURAL SLOPES BASED ON PROGRESSIVE FAILURE IN SOIL-ROOT MATRIX CONTINUUM, Ram Chandra Tiwari, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Deepak R. Bhat, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 26 August 2011, Kyoto, pp.183-186

  • Identification of the most influence parametric class/factor in one of the most landslide-prone geology in mid Nepal Himalaya employing GIS, Kiran P. Acharya, Netra Prakash Bhandary and Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 26 August 2011, Kyoto, pp.227-230

  • SEISMIC MICROZONATION OF KATHMANDU VALLEY: A TOOL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING IN URBAN AREAS, Youb Raj Paudyal, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 26 August 2011, Kyoto, pp.243-246

  • Characteristic Features of Deep-Seated Landslides in Mid-Nepal Himalayas -Spatial Distribution and Mineralogical Evaluation-, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, S. Hasegawa, and R. K. Dahal, Proceedings of the Geo Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, J. Han & D. E. Alzamora (eds), 13-16 March 2011, Dallas, USA, (https://doi.org/10.1061/41165(397)173), pp.1693-1702

  • Study of Ground Response of Three Cities of Kathmandu Valley of Nepal using Microtremor Observations, Youb Raj Paudyal, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering (8CUEE), 7-8 March 2011, Tokyo, pp. 567-575

  • Rapid Visual Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Tool and its Application for Local Level Disaster Risk Management, Youb Raj Paudyal, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Jishnu Subedi, Rekha Shrestha, Proceedings of Joint Conference: 7th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering (7CUEE) & 5th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering (5ICEE), 3-5 March 2010, Tokyo, pp.1479-1486

  • Rainfall-induced landslide in different climatic environments - a comparison of the Nepal Himalaya and Shikoku, Japan, S. Hasegawa, M. Yamanaka, R. K. Dahal, N. P. Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings: Geologically Active - William et al. (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-60034-7, (2010) pp.241-249

  • Low-cost road for the development of Nepal and its engineering geological consequences, R. K. Dahal, S. Hasegawa, N. P. Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings: Geologically Active - William et al. (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-60034-7, (2010) pp.4085-4094

  • Statistical and deterministic landslide hazard assessment in the Himalayas of Nepal, R. K. Dahal, M. Yamanaka, S. Hasegawa, N. P. Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings: Geologically Active - William et al. (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-60034-7, (2010) pp.1054-1060

  • Characteristic Features of Landslides in the Vicinity of Major Road Network in Central Nepal, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Shuichi Hasegawa, Hideki Inagaki, Hari Krishna Shrestha, Proceedings of The First World Landslide Forum, 18-21 November 2008, Tokyo, pp.83-86

  • Landslide Hazard in Changunarayan Hill of Nepal: Need of Geotechnical Investigation and Preventive Plan for the Protection of a World Cultural Heritage Site, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Hari Krishna Shrestha, Deepak Bhattarai, Proceedings of The First World Landslide Forum, 18-21 November 2008, Tokyo, (2008) pp.79-82

  • Landslide Hazard in the Himalayan Region and Need for a Regional Scientific Society on Landslide and Environment, Bishal N. Upreti, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra P. Bhandary, Ranjan K. Dahal, Proceedings of The First World Landslide Forum, 18-21 November 2008, Tokyo, pp.615-618

  • Role of Monsoon Rainfall for Landsliding in Nepal, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Shuichi Hasegawa, Minoru Yamanaka, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings of The First World Landslide Forum, 18-21 November 2008, Tokyo, (2008.11) pp.167-170

  • Regional scale landslide hazard mapping in the Lesser Himalayan terrain of Nepal, Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Shuichi Hasegawa, Atsuko Nonomura, Minoru Yamanaka, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Landslide Hazard in the Asia-Pacific Region, 11-13 November 2008, Sendai, Japan, pp.547-558.

  • Physico-chemical approach to study shear strength of tuffaceous clays from a large-scale landslide site in the Kobe Group of Japan, Kiyoharu Hirota, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra P. Bhandary, Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Landslide Hazard in the Asia-Pacific Region, 11-13 November 2008, Sendai, Japan, pp.165-174

  • GIS-based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in the Kathmandu-Hetauda Section, Nepal, Bhoj Raj Pantha, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary, and Kiyoharu Hirota, Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Landslide Hazard in the Asia-Pacific Region, 11-13 November 2008, Sendai, Japan, pp.535-546

  • Geotechnical Properties of Clay Soils Causing Creeping Landslides in Shikoku, Japan, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe and Kinutada Yokota, Proceedings of the 12th Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Soil Rock America 2003), Vol. 1 (Eds.: P. J. Culligan, H. H. Einstein, and A. J. Whittle), June 2003, USA, pp.507-513

  • Changes in strength characteristics of rock-powder under the action of carbonic acid, N. P. Bhandary, K. Hirota, R. Yatabe & K. Yokota, Proceedings of International Symposium on Groundwater Problems Related to Geo-environment (IS-Okayama): Groundwater Engineering –Recent Advances, May 2003, Okayama, Japan, pp. 171-176

  • Geotechnical and geological aspects of Takano mudslide in Matsuyama, Ryuichi Yatabe, Kinutada Yokoto, Netra Prakash Bhandary, and Shuichi Hasegawa, Proceedings of International Congress Interpraevent 2002 in the Pacific Rim, 14-18 October 2002, Matsumoto, Japan, pp.583-588

  • Features of creeping landslides in Shikoku, Japan, N. Yagi, R. Yatabe, K. Yokota, and NP Bhandary, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology & Global Sustainable Development, 2-5 July 2002, Seoul, S. Korea, pp.527-533

  • Mechanism of landslides in the Izumi geological belt of Japan, Y. Yoshida, R. Yatabe, N. Yagi, N. P. Bhandary, Proceedings of the 14th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference: Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 1, 10-14 December 2001, Hong Kong, pp. 959-962

  • Some prominent creeping landslides in Shikoku Region of Japan, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Norio Yagi, Kinutada Yokota, Proceedings of International Symposium on Geotechnical & Environmental Challenges in Mountainous Terrain, Vol.1, 6-7 November 2001, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp.246-252

  • Strength behavior of swollen bentonite, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, N. Yagi & K. Yokota, Proceedings of International Symposium on Suction, Swelling, Permeability & Structure of Clays - in Relation to Soil Contamination & Waste Disposal, IS-Shizuoka 2001 (Clay Science for Engieering), 11-13 January 2001, Shizuoka, Japan, pp.453-458

  • Improvement of strength characteristics of surplus soil by slag addition, K. Yokoto, R. Yatabe, N. Yagi & N. P. Bhandary, Proceedings of International Symposium on Coastal Geotechnical Engineering in Practice, IS Yokohama 2000, 20-22 September 2000, Yokohama, pp.777-780

  • Suction measurement for the prediction of slope failure due to rainfall, N. Yagi, R. Yatabe, K. Yokoto & N. P. Bhandary, Proceedings of an International Conference on Unsaturated Soils for Asia, UNSAT-Asia 2000, 18-19 May 2000, Singapore, pp.847-851

  • Landslide clay behavior and countermeasures works at the fractured zone of Median Tectonic Line, R. Yatabe, N. Yagi, K. Yokoto & N. P. Bhandary, Proceedings of International Symposium on Slope Stability Engineering: Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering (IS-Shikoku’99) Vol.2, 8-11 November 1999, Matsuyama, Japan, pp.1199-1202

  • Strength of landslide clay from mineralogical point of view, N. Yagi, R. Yatabe, K. Yokoto, and N. P. Bhandary, Proceedings of International Symposium on Slope Stability Engineering: Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering (IS-Shikoku’99) Vol.2, 8-11 November 1999, Matsuyama, Japan, pp.701-704

  • Swelling and Shear Characteristics of Smectite in Landslide Clay, N P Bhandary, N Yagi, R Yatabe, K Yokota, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Landslides, Slope Stability & The Safety of Infra-Structures, 27-28 July 1999, Singapore, pp.103-110

  • Ring Shear Test on Crushable Soils Causing Debris Flow, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, N. Yagi & K. Yokoto, Proceedings of International Workshop on Soil Crushability, 15-16 July 1999, Yamaguchi, Japan, pp.131-135

Other Papers

  • Preliminary Understanding of the Seti River Debris-Flood in Pokhara Nepal, on May 5th, 2012 -A Report based on a Quick Field Visit Program-, N. P. Bhandary, R. K. Dahal, and M. Okamura, ISSMGE (International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering) Bulletin, 6 (4), https://www.issmge.org/publications/issmge-bulletin, (2012.8) pp.8-18

  • Trends of Landslide Occurrence in Central Nepal and Shikoku Region of Japan, N. P. Bhandary, R.Yatabe, B. R. Pantha, Y. Suzuki, 地盤災害・地盤環境問題論文集　第8巻（地盤工学会四国支部・愛媛大学防災情報研究センター共催シンポジウム）, 2008年6月6日, pp.25-34

  • Mineralogical Influence on Shear Resistance of Clayey Soils Involved in Landslides of Nepal, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, Shuichi Hasegawa, Hideki Inagaki, Bhoj Raj Pantha, 地盤災害・地盤環境問題に関する論文集　第7巻（地盤工学会四国支部・愛媛大学防災情報研究センター共催シンポジウム）, 2007年6月1日, pp.57-64

  • Earthquake Hazard Risk of Kathmandu Valley and Protection of World Cultural Heritage Sites in Nepal, Netra P. Bhandary, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Deepak Bhattarai, 平成18年自然災害フォーラム論文集（土木学会四国支部主催），平成18年3月14日, pp.103-112

  • Residual State of Shear and Long-run Drained Ring Shear Tests and the Influence of Shear Discontinuation, Netra P. Bhandary, 地盤災害・地盤環境問題論文集　第6巻（地盤工学会四国支部・愛媛大学防災情報研究センター共催シンポジウム）, 2006年7月28日, pp.111-114

  • Simulation of Quasi-3D Slope Stability in Multi Layered Hill Slopes, Hari K. Shrestha, Netra P. Bhandary, and Ryuichi Yatabe, Annual Journal of Engineering (工学ジャーナル第4巻), Ehime University, Vol.4, (2005) pp.171-177

  • Ring Shear Test on Expansive Clay in Relation to Its Role in Causing Creep Activation of Landslides, Netra P. Bhandary and Ryuichi Yatabe, Annual Journal of Engineering (工学ジャーナル第4巻), Ehime University, Vol.4, (2005) pp.165-170

  • Recovery of strength at residual strength due to reduction in displacement rate, Netra P. Bhandary, Yatabe, R., K. Ishimaru, 地盤災害・地盤環境問題論文集　第4巻 (愛媛大学・地盤工学会四国支部共催シンポジウム), 2004年9月22日, (2004) pp.53-56

  • A few recent landslides obstructing the highway traffic in Nepal, N. P. Bhandary, R. Yatabe, J. Takahashi, S. Hasegawa, and R. Kitagawa, S. Otsuka, 豪雨と地震による土砂災害論文集　第3巻,（社）土木学会四国支部・愛媛大学地域総合防災研究会共催シンポジウム, 2004年2月, pp.69-75

  • A study related to strength behavior of expansive clay and its influence on the creep displacement of landslides, Netra P. Bhandary, 地盤災害・地盤環境問題論文集　第3巻 (愛媛大学・地盤工学会四国支部主催シンポジウム)，2003年6月4日, pp.131-136

  • Mechanism of landslide activation on active fault zones and a step toward studying creep displacement as a process influenced by expansive clay minerals, Netra P. Bhandary，R. Yatabe, K. Yokota, 地盤災害・地盤環境問題論文集　第3巻 (愛媛大学・地盤工学会四国支部主催シンポジウム), (2002) pp.147-154

  • 膨張性鉱物の膨潤・せん断特性と地すべりへの影響, Netra P. Bhandary，矢田部龍一，八木則男，横田公忠, 地すべりと斜面崩壊に関するシンポジウム論文集（2000年9月），愛媛大学・地盤工学会四国支部共催, pp.87-92

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