Investigation and mechanism analysis of disasters under Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake

An Mw6.6 earthquake occurred at 3a.m. on September 6, 2018, in the eastern part of Iburi, Hokkaido. This earthquake killed 41 people, caused a series of service interruptions in Sapporo city. Soil liquefaction and approximately 6000 landslides were triggered. A field investigation was conducted on liquefaction and typical landslides during September 18 to 24, 2018. The liquefaction disaster exhibited soil flow, subgrade collapse, uneven settlement, earthquake subsidence, and deformation of buildings. After investigation of typical landslides, it was found that owing to the continuous heavy rainfall and typhoon, the surface soil had a high-water content. A layered loam of approximately 2 m below ground surface developed into a weak surface. Based on the analysis of sliding morphology, the landslides were classified into translational earth slides and earth flow. To clarify the mechanism of regional landslides, the stability and permanent displacement of slopes considering effect of continuous heavy rainfall and seismic motion was analyzed. Limit equilibrium analysis was applied based on the pseudo-static method. Then Newmark displacement calculation was conducted based on the seismic acceleration record. The distribution range of analysis results showed agreement with actual landslides disasters. The results verified the contribution of continuous rainfall and strong motion to the failure of regional slopes.

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