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Academic Publications Conference Proceedings Dissertations

Academic Publications

  • Bijukchhen, S.M., Gyawali, B.R., Kayastha, P. & Dhital, M.R. Delineation of landslide susceptibility zone using heuristic method - A case study from Ghurmi-Dhad Khola, East Nepal. Journal of South Asia Disaster Studies 2(2), 59-72 (2009).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Kayastha, P. & Dhital, M.R. A comparative evaluation of heuristic and bivariate statistical modeling for landslide susceptibility mappings in Ghurmi–Dhad Khola, East Nepal. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 6, 2727-2743, doi: 10.1007/s12517-012-0569-7 (2013).
  • Kayastha, P., Bijukchhen, S.M., Dhital, M.R. & de Smedt, F. GIS based landslide susceptibility mapping using a fuzzy logic approach: A case study from Ghurmi-Dhad Khola area, Eastern Nepal. Journal of Geological Science of India 82(3), 249-261 (2013).
  • Bijukchhen, S.M., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M., Sasatani, T., Rajaure, S. & Dhital, M.R. A comparative study of strong ground motion records from the 30 August 2013 south Tibet earthquake on the rock and soil sites of the Kathmandu Valley. Journal of Nepal Geological Society 50(1), 25-30 (2016).
  • Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Rajaure,S., Bijukchhen, S.M., Ichiyanagi, M., Dhital, M.R. & Sasatani, T. Strong ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake. Earth, Planets and Space 68, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0383-7 (2016).
  • Ichiyanagi, M., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M.,Bijukchhen, S., Sasatani, T., Rajaure, S., Dhital, M.R. & Takahashi, H. Aftershock activity of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake determined using the Kathmandu strong motion seismographic array. Earth, Planets and Space 68, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0402-8 (2016).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M. & Sasatani, T. Strong-motion characteristics and visual damage assessment around seismic stations in Kathmandu after the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra 33, S219-S242, doi:10.1193/042916eqs074m (2017).
  • Bijukchhen, S.M., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M., Sasatani, T. & Sugimura, Y. Estimation of 1-D velocity models beneath strong-motion observation sites in the Kathmandu Valley using strong-motion records from moderate-sized earthquakes. Earth, Planets and Space 69, 97, doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0685-4 (2017).
  • Rajaure, S., Asimaki, D., Thompson, E. M., Hough, S., Martin, S., Ampuero, J. P., Dhital, M. R., Inbal, A., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Bijukchhen, S., Ichiyanagi, M., Sasatani, T. & Paudel, L. Characterizing the Kathmandu Valley sediment response through strong motion recordings of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake sequence. Tectonophysics 714-715, 146-157, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2016.09.030 (2017).
  • Mori, T., Shigefuji, M.,Bijukchhen, S., Kanno, T. & Takai, T. Ground Motion Prediction Equation for the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal based on strong motion records during the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake sequence. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 135, 106208, doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106208 (2020).
  • Shigefuji, M., Takai, N.,Bijukchhen, S., Ichiyanagi, M., Rajaure, S., Dhital, M.R., Paudel, L.P. & Sasatani, T. Strong ground motion data of the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake sequence in the Kathmandu Valley. Scientific Data 9, 513, doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01634-6 (2022).
  • Katuwal, S.,Bijukchhen, S.M., Kawan, C.K. & Shilpakar, A. Site-specific non-linear ground response analysis and soil structure interaction study of newly constructed Dharahara tower. Journal of Science and Engineering 10(1), 19-30, doi:10.3126/jsce.v10i1.61014 (2023).
  • Shigefuji, M., Takai, N., Bijukchhen, S.M., Timisina, C. & Bhattarai, M. Examination of shallow and deep S-wave velocity structures from microtremor array measurements and receiver function analysis at strong-motion stations in Kathmandu basin, Nepal. Earth, Planets and Space 76, 72, doi:10.1186/s40623-024-02020-9 (2024).
  • Sakhakarmi, D., Kawan, C.K., Prajapati, A., Pradhananga, C., Karanjit, S. & Bijukchhen, S.M. Seismic microzonation and soil-structure resonance analysis in Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur, Nepal: insights from ambient vibration measurements. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 15(1), 2311892, doi:10.1080/19475705.2024.2311892 (2024).
  • Prajapati, R., Dhonju, S., Bijukchhen, S.M., Shigefuji, M., & Takai, N. Estimation of Vs30 and site classification of Bhaktapur district, Nepal using microtremor array measurement. Earth, Planets and Space 76, 135, doi:10.1186/s40623-024-02077-6 (2024).

Conference Proceedings

  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M., Sasatani, T., Rajaure, S. & Dhital, M. R. A comparative study of strong ground motion records from 30 August 2013 south Tibet earthquake on the rock and soil sites of Kathmandu Valley. Journal of Nepal Geological Society 48, 48 (2015).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M. & Sasatani, T. Trial construction of 1-D velocity structures of the Kathmandu Valley using the medium and large earthquake records, in 5th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion. (Taipei, Taiwan, 2016).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M. & Sasatani, T. Strong-motion observation and damage assessment in Kathmandu, Nepal after April 25, 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, in 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. (Santiago, Chile, 2017).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M. & Sasatani, T. Preparation of 1D velocity structure using records from moderate sized earthquakes, in IAG-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly. (Kobe, Japan, 2017).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M. & Sasatani, T. Identification of Nonlinear soil response in the Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake (Mw7.8), in Seismological Society of Japan Fall Meeting. (Kagoshima, Japan, 2017).
  • Bijukchhen, S., Takai, N., Shigefuji, M., Ichiyanagi, M. & Sasatani, T. Estimation of a 3-D velocity model of the Kathmandu Basin for Ground Motion Simulation, in 2nd International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Post-Disaster Reconstruction Planning. (Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2019).

Dissertations

  • Bijukchhen, S.M. Landslide susceptibility mapping of the Ghurmi-Dhad Khola area, in eastern Nepal using GIS. MSc Dissertation. Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2011).
  • Bijukchhen, S.M. Strong ground-motion characteristics in the Kathmandu Basin (Strong-motion observation and damage assessment of 2015 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake). ME Dissertation. Division of Architectural and Structural Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan (2015).
  • Bijukchhen, S.M. Construction of 3-D velocity structure model of the Kathmandu Basin, Nepal, based on geological information and earthquake ground motion records. PhD Dissertation. Division of Architectural and Structural Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan (2018).