FAILURE MECHANISM OF RAILWAY EMBANKMENT DUE TO INUNDATION FLOW CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINFALL

Abstract

Railway and road embankments on a flood plain affect the propagation of inundation flow. In inundation simulation, the embankment in the flooded area is treated as the solid wall that inundation flow is able to overflow. However, the embankment involves the potential to be damaged during a severe flood event, and the breakage of the embankments causes not only physical damage but also a reduction of transportation function. In this study, the damage to the embankment of the Kishin line during the flood event in August 2009 is analyzed. The topographic and hydraulic conditions of the embankment failure are discussed.