Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
Online ISSN : 1884-0884
Print ISSN : 0022-135X
ISSN-L : 0022-135X
Volume 76, Issue 6
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  • Hiroshi NIINO
    1967 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages 275-282
    Published: December 25, 1967
    Released on J-STAGE: November 12, 2009
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    This article deals with mineral resources in the sea floor, and states the present status of their exploitation in Japan as well as in the world.
    The mineral resources in the sea floor involve those sediments and those in the underlying basement rocks, both having characteristics in kinds, properties and the ways of exploitation.
    Sea floors have still remained unexploited, but the development of techniques promises the successful future exploitation, although some difficulties, technical or economical, are not yet totally eliminated.
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  • Nobuhiko OBARA
    1967 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages 283-298
    Published: December 25, 1967
    Released on J-STAGE: November 12, 2009
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    It is difficult for an engineering geologist who participates in exploitation on a large scale to learn an underground condition of alluvial plains, without plenty knowledge of soil mechanics, hydrodynamics, geophysical prospecting, boring techniques and so on. Practical utility is the most significant essence for the establishment of engineering geology. The writer intends to approach to the aim at this stage, having a perfect command of geology, together with fundamental knowledge of geophysics, geochemistry and civil engineering.
    The writer has investigated the 25 areas among the extensive littoral lowland in Japan by way of boring method during these seven years, in order to learn the underground condition. He has known the fact that the bore hole attains to the Tertiary formation within the average depth of 150 200 meters even in the deepest case ; that is an unconsolidated deposit has accumulated from the earth surface down to the depth, underneath which a harder formation has been found. These researches have utilized the newer method of prospecting, such as electric prospecting, lifting-up subterranean water, soil mechanic test and chemical analysis of pore water of boring cores etc. He describes the nature of the underground structure of the districts surveyed, illustrating a few examples.
    Then the writer explains means for study necessary for the localization of industry upon a littoral lowland. It is a important problem whether the ground of sites can be borne against the weight of the building of factories or not. There are soft grounds, the bearing-power of which are less than 10t per m2, everywhere in a littoral plain. An engineering geologist has tried to search for various kinds of prospecting methods, which occupy an indispensable part. The writer explains a few techniques for prospecting bearing-power of grounds, viz, standard penetration test (N-value method) and sounding method of Sweedish mode etc.
    Measurement of void water-pressure in a stratum can determine stability of grounds or solve land subsidence. The writer recommends and explains an instrument named Sakata P. P. R. void pressure meter fitting for in situ test, introducing a few instances of success.
    Engineering geologist must make efforts for counter-measures in the prevention of disasters in a littoral lowland, such as land subsidence in the main industrial regions and quick sand phenomenon after a severe earthquake. Since the writer has touched on the character and origin of the two phenomena previously, he has been able to account for a detail status quo of the studies in Japan.
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  • Nobuo KURATA
    1967 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages 299-312
    Published: December 25, 1967
    Released on J-STAGE: November 12, 2009
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    I believe, it is useful to make a note of various memorandums of our seniors in the field of earth science.
    In this materials, fifteen memorandums concerning the groundwater explorations done by our honourable seniors are introduced.
    In those bays, many cities in this country wished to investigate the groundwater situation for constructing of city water source by the deep well method which had been in high opinion.
    They are Toyama, Toyohashi, Nagano, Yokkaichi, Hamamatsu and Shizuoka cities by Mr. Oinoue, Tokorozawa town and Numazu city by Mr. Ihara, Akashi city and Tamazu village in the suburbs by Mr. Kinoshita, etc.
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  • [in Japanese]
    1967 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages 313-321
    Published: December 25, 1967
    Released on J-STAGE: November 12, 2009
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  • Tatsuro MATSUMOTO
    1967 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages 322-328
    Published: December 25, 1967
    Released on J-STAGE: November 12, 2009
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    This is a digest of the reports on the IUGS Commission on Geochronology, giving some explanations of the name, purpose, organization, and recent activities of the Commission. Activities of the National Committee on Geochronology in Japan are also reported.
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  • [in Japanese]
    1967 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages Plate1-Plate2
    Published: December 25, 1967
    Released on J-STAGE: November 12, 2009
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