List of Publications                                                                                मेरा प्रकाशित कृतिहरु

Book

1.        Dahal R. K., 2005, Geology for Technical Students - A textbook for Bachelor Level Students, Bhrikuti Academic Publication, Exhibition Road, Kathmandu, Nepal, 756p. See Google book

Co-author of Book

2.        Yoshida M., Upreti B N , Bhattarai T N , Rai S M ,  Ulak P D ,  Dahal R K , Dhakal S , 2005, Guidebook for Himalyan Trekkers, Series 1, Geology and Natural Hazards along the Kaligandaki Valley, Edited by M Yoshida and B N Upreti, Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, 165p.

3.        Yatabe R., Bhandary N. P. and Bhattarai D, (Eds); and Contributors: Hasegawa S, Inagaki H., Shrestha H. K., Takahashi J., Kitagawa R. and Dahal R. K., 2005, Landslide Hazard mapping along major highways of Nepal – A reference to road building and maintenance, Ehime University and Nepal Engineering College, 164p.

MSc Thesis

Engineering and Environmental Geological Study of Kharidhunga – Tokarpa – Balephi area in the Lesser Himalaya, Central Nepal, M.Sc. Dissertation submitted to Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.

PhD Thesis

"Evaluation of rainfall-induced landslides from the perspectives of stability analysis, rainfall threshold and hazard in the Nepal Himalaya and Shikoku, Japan" - Submitted to Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Engineering.

Peer reviewed Research Papers

1. Hasegawa S., Dahal R.K., Nishimura T., Nonomura A., Yamanaka M., 2008, DEM-Based Analysis of Earthquake-Induced Shallow Landslide Susceptibility, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Online first version, DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9242-z, Springer, Netherlands, Click here for download.

2. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Nonomura A., Yamanaka M., Dhakal S., 2008, DEM-based deterministic landslide hazard analysis in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 2(3):161-178. Click here for download

3. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Yamanaka M., Dhakal S., Bhandary N.P., Yatabe R., 2008, Comparative analysis of contributing parameters for rainfall-triggered landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal, Environmental Geology, Online first, DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1531-6. Click here for download

4. Hasegawa, S., Dahal, R.K., Yamanaka, M., Bhandary N. P., Yatabe R., Inagaki H., Causes of large-scale landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of central Nepal, Environmental Geology, Online First, DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1420-z, Click here for download

5. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Nonomura A., Yamanaka, M., Dhakal S., Paudyal P., Predictive modelling of rainfall-induced landslide hazard in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal based on weights-of-evidence, Geomorphology, 102 (3-4):496-510, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.041, Click here for download

6. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., (2008), Representative rainfall thresholds for landslides in the Nepal Himalaya, Geomorphology, Volume 100 (3-4), 429-443. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.014, Click here for download, Summary here

7. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Nonomura A., Yamanaka, M., Nishino K., 2008, Failure characteristics of rainfall-induced shallow landslides in granitic terrains of Shikoku Island of Japan, online First Environmental Geology, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. DOI:10.1007/s00254-008-1228-x, Click here for download

8. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Nonomura A., Yamanaka, M., Masuda, T., Nishino K., 2008, GIS-based weights-of-evidence modelling of rainfall-induced landslides in small catchments for landslide susceptibility mapping, Environmental Geology 54 (2): 314-324, DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0818-3. Click here for download

9. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Nonomura A., Yamanaka M., Bhandary N.P., Yatabe R., 2008, Regional scale landslide hazard mapping in the Lesser Himalayan terrain of Nepal, proceeding of International conference on Management of Landslide Hazard in the Asia-Pacific Region November 11-12, 2008, Sendai, Japan. Japan Landslide Society, Japan. 12p.

10. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S, Yamanaka M, Nonomura A (2008), Typhoon rainfall and landsliding in the Pacific Ocean side of Japan, proceedings of the eighteenth (2008) international offshore and polar engineering conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp 795-802

11. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Masuda, T., Yamanaka, M (2006) Roadside slope failures in Nepal during torrential rainfall and their mitigation, In: Marui et al. eds., Disaster Mitigation of Debris Flow, Slope Failures and Landslides, Proceedings of INTERPRAEVENT 2006, Universal Academy Press, Tokyo. Vol.2, 503-514. Click here for download

12. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S, Yamanaka M, Nishino K (2006) Rainfall triggered flow-like landslides: understanding from southern hills of Kathmandu, Nepal and northern Shikoku, Japan. Proc 10th Int Congr of IAEG, The Geological Society of London, IAEG2006 Paper number 819: pp 1-14 (CD-ROM), Click here for download

13. Dhital M R, Thapa P. B., Dahal R.K., Aryal A. and Ando H. (2002), Status of Landslide Hazard in Kusma - Syangja area western Nepal, Lesser Himalaya, Bull. Dept. Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, V. 9 (Special issue) 2002, pp. 61-76

14. Dahal R.K. (2002), Engineering geological investigation of the Trail Bridge in western Nepal, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 27 (Special Issue), pp 101-117.

15. Dahal R.K. and Aryal A. (2002), Geotechnical properties of soil of Sundhara and Jamal Area of Kathmandu, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 27 (Special Issue), pp 77-86.

16. Dahal R.K. (2001), Use of Bioengineering in Watershed Management, Bulletin of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 19, pp. 68-72.

17. Dahal R.K., Adhikary P.C. (2001), Geology of the Kharidhunga–Thokarpa area, Central Nepal, Lesser Himalaya, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 23, pp. 19–26.

Proceedings Papers

1. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Yamanaka, M., Nonomura A., 2008, Small catchments scale predictive modelling for landslides susceptibility mapping, Natural Disaster Forum, Ehime University, Japan

2. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Yatabe R., Bhandary N. P., and Yamanaka M., 2005, Appraisal of roadside bioengineering in Dhulikhel-Bhakunde section of the Banepa- Sindhuli-Bardibas Highway, Central Nepal, Proc. of International Conference on Disaaster Management: DiMAC – 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal, Ehime University and Nepal Engineering College, 68-80 pp.

3. Dahal R. K., 2004, Rainfall triggered landslide along roadside slopes of Nepal and their mitigation, Proceedings of Second one day International seminar on Disaster mitigation in Nepal, Nepal Engineering College and Ehime University, Japan, 2004 Nov 8, pp. 31-41.

4. Hasegawa, S., Dahal, R.K., Yamanaka, M., Nonomura A., 2007, Future geological engineering problems in construction of large-scale cut slopes and tunnels in Nepal, One-day Seminar on the Prospects of Fast Track Highways and Tourism Development in Nepal, 28 September 2007, Ehime University Japan and DoR Nepal.

Seminar Presentations and abstracts

1.        Dahal R.K., 2004, An overview of rainfall-triggered shallow landslide hazard along road side slope and bioengineering as a probable mitigation measure, Geomorphic Hazard and Its Mitigation in Nepal, seminar organized by Nepal landslide society (NELS) January 11, 2004.

2.        Dahal R.K, Bhattarai K.D., Neupane G., Kafle K. R., (2004), Wind Power Development in Kagbeni Area, Mustang from view point of Geological and Meteorological Concerns, paper presented in Fourth Nepal Geological Congress, April 9 to 11, 2004.

3.        Dahal R.K, 2004, Road side slope stabilization by bioengineering system in Dhulikhel-Bhakunde section of the Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bardibas Highway Paper presented in International Seminar on Natural Disaster Mitigation and Issues on Technology Transfer in South and Southeast Asia, JICA Regional Seminar, 2004, September 30 to October 13

4.        Dahal R. K., Yoshida  M., Upreti  B. N.,  Hasegawa S., Ulak  P.D., 2006, Engineering geological mapping of Kaligandaki River Valley, Nepal – a comparison of natural hazards and landscapes in Tibetan-Tethys Himalaya, Higher Himalaya and Lesser Himalaya (Abstract submitted to 21st Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop 29th - 31st March 2006, University of Cambridge UK).