Abstract: The Gorkha earthquake (Mw=7.8) of April 25, 215, caused widespread damage in the Kathmandu Valley. At a gently sloping site, known as Lokanthali, large ground fissures and tension cracks with vertical offsets in excess of ...

Abstract: AbstractClimate change causes an increase in the temperature of permafrost. This increases the amount of unfrozen water in the permafrost soils, which will reduce their shear strengths. Such reductions may result in the ...