Geotechnical Effects of the 2015 Magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake and Aftershocks

Research Article| November 01, 2015 Geotechnical Effects of the 2015 Magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake and Aftershocks Robb E. S. Moss; Robb E. S. Moss aCalifornia Polytechnic State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 13-217, San Luis Obispo, California 93407-0353 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Eric M. Thompson; Eric M. Thompson bU.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A.emthompson@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. Scott Kieffer; D. Scott Kieffer cGraz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Rechbauerstrasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Binod Tiwari; Binod Tiwari dCalifornia State University, Fullerton, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 800 N State College Boulevard, E-419, Fullerton, California 92834 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Youssef M. A. Hashash; Youssef M. A. Hashash eUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2230c Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Indra Acharya; Indra Acharya fTribhuvan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, P.O. Box 1175, Nepal Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Basanta Raj Adhikari; Basanta Raj Adhikari fTribhuvan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, P.O. Box 1175, Nepal Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Domniki Asimaki; Domniki Asimaki gCalifornia Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Boulevard, MC 104-44, Pasadena, California 91125 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kevin B. Clahan; Kevin B. Clahan hLettis Consultants International, Inc., 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 330, Walnut Creek, California 94596 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Brian D. Collins; Brian D. Collins iU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sachindra Dahal; Sachindra Dahal jUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B235 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, Urbana, Illinois 61801 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Randall W. Jibson; Randall W. Jibson bU.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A.emthompson@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Diwakar Khadka; Diwakar Khadka kMaterial Test Pvt. Ltd., Mid-Baneshwor, G.P.O. Box 1274, Kathmandu, Nepal Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Amy Macdonald; Amy Macdonald lThornton Tomasetti, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Chris L. M. Madugo; Chris L. M. Madugo mPacific Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code N4C, Room 422A, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, California 94177 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. Benjamin Mason; H. Benjamin Mason nOregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, 1491 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Menzer Pehlivan; Menzer Pehlivan oMueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, 225 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10122 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Deepak Rayamajhi; Deepak Rayamajhi nOregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, 1491 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sital Uprety Sital Uprety pUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, 4158 Newmark Lab, MC 250, Urbana, Illinois 61801 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robb E. S. Moss aCalifornia Polytechnic State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 13-217, San Luis Obispo, California 93407-0353 U.S.A. Eric M. Thompson bU.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A.emthompson@usgs.gov D. Scott Kieffer cGraz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Rechbauerstrasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria Binod Tiwari dCalifornia State University, Fullerton, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 800 N State College Boulevard, E-419, Fullerton, California 92834 U.S.A. Youssef M. A. Hashash eUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2230c Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 U.S.A. Indra Acharya fTribhuvan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, P.O. Box 1175, Nepal Basanta Raj Adhikari fTribhuvan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, P.O. Box 1175, Nepal Domniki Asimaki gCalifornia Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Boulevard, MC 104-44, Pasadena, California 91125 U.S.A. Kevin B. Clahan hLettis Consultants International, Inc., 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 330, Walnut Creek, California 94596 U.S.A. Brian D. Collins iU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Sachindra Dahal jUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B235 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, Urbana, Illinois 61801 U.S.A. Randall W. Jibson bU.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A.emthompson@usgs.gov Diwakar Khadka kMaterial Test Pvt. Ltd., Mid-Baneshwor, G.P.O. Box 1274, Kathmandu, Nepal Amy Macdonald lThornton Tomasetti, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 U.S.A. Chris L. M. Madugo mPacific Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code N4C, Room 422A, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, California 94177 U.S.A. H. Benjamin Mason nOregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, 1491 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 U.S.A. Menzer Pehlivan oMueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, 225 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10122 U.S.A. Deepak Rayamajhi nOregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, 1491 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 U.S.A. Sital Uprety pUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, 4158 Newmark Lab, MC 250, Urbana, Illinois 61801 U.S.A. Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2015 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2015) 86 (6): 1514–1523. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150158 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Robb E. S. Moss, Eric M. Thompson, D. Scott Kieffer, Binod Tiwari, Youssef M. A. Hashash, Indra Acharya, Basanta Raj Adhikari, Domniki Asimaki, Kevin B. Clahan, Brian D. Collins, Sachindra Dahal, Randall W. Jibson, Diwakar Khadka, Amy Macdonald, Chris L. M. Madugo, H. Benjamin Mason, Menzer Pehlivan, Deepak Rayamajhi, Sital Uprety; Geotechnical Effects of the 2015 Magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake and Aftershocks. Seismological Research Letters 2015;; 86 (6): 1514–1523. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150158 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT This article summarizes the geotechnical effects of the 25 April 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and aftershocks, as documented by a reconnaissance team that undertook a broad engineering and scientific assessment of the damage and collected perishable data for future analysis. Brief descriptions are provided of ground shaking, surface fault rupture, landsliding, soil failure, and infrastructure performance. The goal of this reconnaissance effort, led by Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance, is to learn from earthquakes and mitigate hazards in future earthquakes. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.