Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng., Kao Yuan Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
The article selects the ten landslides events (Ruili village, Meishan Township, Chiayi County; Xiaolin village, Gyixian Township, Kaohsiung County; Hsinfa village, Luiguei Township, Kaohsiung County; Haocha village, Wutai Township, Pingtung County; Jilu village, Wutai Township, Pingtung County; Genshen village, Taoyuan Township, Kaohsiung County and Laiyi village, Laiyi Township, Pingtung County) which evoked very large landslide (landslide area at least 50 hectares or more, or at least the amount of debris accumulation of 1,000,000 cubic meters) by typhoon Morakot during August 6-10, 2009. In order to analyze the relationship of hydrological characteristics (total accumulated rainfall and rainfall intensity, etc.) to induce large landslides and the coupled geological conditions which induced large-scale landslides by low cumulative rainfall.
Keywords :
disasters; geomorphology; rain; storms; AD 2009 08 06 to 10; Chiayi County; China; Genshen village; Gyixian Township; Haocha village; Hsinfa village; Jilu village; Kaohsiung County; Laiyi Township; Laiyi village; Luiguei Township; Meishan Township; Pingtung County; Ruili village; Taoyuan Township; Typhoon Marakot; Wutai Township; Xiaolin village; debris accumulation; landslide event; rainfall intensity; total accumulated rainfall; Cities and towns; Civil engineering; Couplings; Educational institutions; Geology; Terrain factors; Typhoons; coupled geological conditions; large landslides; rainfall characteristics analysis; typhoon morakot;
