Journal Papers
I am publishing my research findings in peer-reviewed international journals. Some of my research findings are also available in the form of proceeding papers. You can download manuscript version of all papers through this webpage. I also recommend you to visit DOI link of each paper to download from the publisher's home page.
Peer Reviewed Research Papers
2012
Dahal R. K., Hasegawa S., Bhandary N. P., Poudel P. P., Nonomura A., Yatabe R., 2012, A replication of landslide hazard mapping at catchment scale, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, EFirst version DOI:10.1080/19475705.2011.629007, Manuscript version click here to download.
2011
Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Yamanaka M., Bhandary N.P., Yatabe R., 2011, Rainfall-induced landslides in the residual soil of andesitic terrain, western Japan, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 42: 127–142. Manuscript version click here to download
2010
Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Bhandary N. P., Yatabe R., 2010, Low-cost road for the development of Nepal and its engineering geological consequences, IAEG 2010 Conference, Geologically Active Williams et al. (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, 4085-4095. Manuscript version click here to download
Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Yamanaka, M., Bhandary N. P., Yatabe R., 2010, Statistical and deterministic landslide hazard assessment in the Himalayas of Nepal, IAEG 2010 Conference, Geologically Active – Williams et al. (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, 1053-1060. Manuscript version click here to download
Hasegawa, S., Dahal, R.K., Yamanaka, M., Bhandary N. P., Yatabe R., 2010, Rainfall-induced landslides in different climatic environments— a comparison of the Nepal Himalaya and Shikoku, Japan, IAEG 2010 Conference, Geologically Active – Williams et al. (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, 241-249. Manuscript version click here to download
2009
Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Yamanaka M., Dhakal S., Bhandary N.P., Yatabe R., 2009, Comparative analysis of contributing parameters for rainfall-triggered landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal, Environmental Geology, 58(3):567-586, DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1531-6. Manuscript version click here to download
Hasegawa, S., Dahal, R.K., Yamanaka, M., Bhandary N. P., Yatabe R., Inagaki H., 2009, Causes of large-scale landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of central Nepal, Environmental Geology, 57(6):1423-1434, DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1420-z. Manuscript version click here to download
Hasegawa S., Dahal R.K., Nishimura T., Nonomura A., Yamanaka M., 2009, DEM-Based Analysis of Earthquake-Induced Shallow Landslide Susceptibility, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 27 (3), 419-430, DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9242-z, Manuscript version click here to download
2008
Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Nonomura A., Yamanaka, M., Dhakal S., Paudyal P., 2008, 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. Manuscript version click here to download
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. DOI:10.1080/17499510802285379, Taylor and Francis, Manuscript version click here to download
Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., 2008, Representative rainfall thresholds for landslides in the Nepal Himalaya, Geomorphology, 100 (3-4), 429-443. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.014. Manuscript version click here to download
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, Environmental Geology 56 (7):1295-1310., DOI:10.1007/s00254-008-1228-x. Manuscript version click here to download
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. Manuscript version click here to download
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. Manuscript version click here to download
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, Click here to download
2006
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 to download
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 to download
2002
Dahal R.K., 2002, Engineering geological investigation of the Trail Bridge in western Nepal, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 27 (Special Issue):101-117. Manuscript version click here to download
Dahal R.K. Aryal A., 2002, Geotechnical properties of soil of Sundhara and Jamal Area of Kathmandu, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 27 (Special Issue): 77-86. Manuscript version click here to download
Dhital M R, Thapa P. B., Dahal R.K., Aryal A., Ando H. (2002), Status of Landslide Hazard in Kusma - Syangja area western Nepal, Lesser Himalaya, Bull. Dept. Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 9 (Special issue):61-76, Click here to download
2001
Dahal R.K., 2001, Use of Bioengineering in Watershed Management, Bulletin of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 19, pp. 68-72. Click here to download
Dahal R.K., Adhikary P.C., 2001, Geology of the Kharidhunga–Thokarpa area, Central Nepal, Lesser Himalaya, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 23:19–26.
Proceedings Papers
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, Click here to download
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. Click here to download
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. Click here to download
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. Click here to download
Seminar Presentations and abstracts
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.
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.
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
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 imalaya (Abstract submitted to 21st Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop 29th - 31st March 2006, University of Cambridge UK).
Dahal R. K., Yoshida M., and Hasegawa S., Engineering geology of Nepal Himalaya and challenges for infrastructure development, Paper presented in the 5th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan, Shikoku Division, December 17 2005, Takamatsu, Japan.
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).