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Nov 4, 2021
Diverting Volcanic Debris Flow with Pressed-In Sheet Piles Installed in Lava Rock
Authors: Takefumi Takuma, A.M.ASCE [email protected], and Masashi Nagano, A.M.ASCE [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Geo-Extreme 2021
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Izu-Oshima, a 91-square-kilometer volcanic island located 120 km south–southwest of Tokyo, Japan, experienced disastrous debris flows (900 m wide and 1.2 km long) in October 2013 after heavy rainfall associated with a typhoon. Unfortunately, 39 persons were killed including 3 missing and 22 others were injured because the debris flows inundated a residential area before it reached the ocean. The agency in charge of the island’s infrastructure built a solid guide wall with steel sheet piles as an emergency measure for diverting future debris flow from cascading down to another residential area. The site was on the slope with an uneven surface covered with sandy gravel and hard lava. Sheet piles were installed into the underlying lava layer with press-in piling using an auger attachment to overcome these difficult site conditions.
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Roesner, L., Sakai, T., Sjulin, B., and Takuma, T. (2016), “70-foot-Deep Sheet Pile Cofferdams Driven by the Press-in Piling Method”, Proceedings of 2016 World Tunneling Conference, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc.
Takuma, T., DellAringa, C., and Nagano, M. (2018). “Retrofitting Drainage Systems With Pressed-In Sheet Piles In Very Hard Soil In Southern California”, Proceedings of 2018 Deep Foundations Institute Annual Conference.
White, D., Finlay, T., Bolton, M., and Bearss, G. (2002). “Press-in Piling: Ground Vibration and Noise during Piling Installation”, Proceedings of the International Deep Foundation Congress, ASCE Special Publication 116.
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Geo-Extreme 2021
Pages: 504 - 512
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© 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 4, 2021
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1Giken America Corp., Orlando, FL. Email: [email protected]
2Giken America Corp., New York, NY. Email: [email protected]
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