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Failures Associated with the 2004 Mindulle Typhoon in Taiwan

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On July 2, 2004, a 2000-km southwest air current following the Mindulle Typhoon caused serious damages to infrastructures in Taiwan. The disaster resulted in extensive geological and structural failures, mainly as a result of debris flow. Some of the sites were subjected to types of repeated failures compared to previous typhoons. Some structural failures were attributed to geotechnical failures. It is decided to document and identify causes for some of these major failures triggered by typhoons. The case history showed significant implications to future disaster prevention and management works. New challenges were posed in geotechnical engineering design in encountering rainfall-induced failures.

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Acknowledgments

This paper is based on the disaster investigation works, sponsored by the Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, following the Mindulle Typhoon of 2004. This support and arrangement for the site reconnaissance are gratefully acknowledged. Many individuals participated in the team: Logan Brant, Min-Hao Wu and Jui-Pin Wang. This study would not have been completed without the dedicated assistance of the team members.

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  1. Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Disaster Management, Ming-Chuan University, 5 De-Ming Road, Kuei-Shang, Taoyung, Taiwan

    Jieh-Jiuh Wang

  2. Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA

    Hoe I. Ling & Andrew Smyth

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Wang, JJ., Ling, H.I. & Smyth, A. Failures Associated with the 2004 Mindulle Typhoon in Taiwan. Geotech Geol Eng 26, 79–90 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-007-9148-1

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