Kaushal_Gnyawali

Mr. Kaushal Raj Gnyawali

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Publications 6

Professional Information

Executive Director - Himalayan Risk Research Institute

  • Civil Engineer Engineering Geologist Geotechnical Engineer Geological Engineer

Researcher

  • Engineering Geology Geomorphology Landslides Rock Mass Characterization Seismic Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis Satellite-Based
    Slope Stabilization

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • PhD in Geotechnical Engineering - University of British Columbia : 01/09/2020 - Present
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Master's in Geotechnical Engineering - Shanghai Jiaotong University - China : 12/12/2017 - 01/07/2020
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • BEng in Civil Engineering - Tribhuvan University Kathmandu : 01/10/2011 - 30/09/2015

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2020
  • SJTU Full Scholarship for Master's degree Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2017
  • Best Paper Award International Conference on Mountains in the Changing World, 2016

Work Experience

  • Himalayan Risk Research Institute : ( 01/05/2020 - Present )
    • Executive Director

    • Himalayan Risk Research Institute (HRI) is an interdisciplinary organization of young scientists and professionals in Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) for Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) research, humanitarian actions and voluntary social works.

      Scientific research on natural hazards: landslides, floods and cascading processes.

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Latest Publications

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  • Dynamic analysis of the multi-staged ice–rock debris avalanche in the Langtang valley triggered by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal
    Journal Article published 2020 Feb in Engineering Geology volume 265 on page 105440
    Authors: Kaushal Raj Gnyawali, Aiguo Xing, Yu Zhuang
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105440
  • Mapping the susceptibility of rainfall and earthquake triggered landslides along China–Nepal highways
    Journal Article published 2019 Aug 12 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 79 issue 2 on pages 587 to 601
    Authors: Kaushal Raj Gnyawali, Yonghong Zhang, Guojie Wang, Lijuan Miao, Ananta Man Singh Pradhan, Basanta Raj Adhikari, Liming Xiao
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01583-2
  • Framework for improving the resilience and recovery of transportation networks under geohazard risks
    Journal Article published 2018 Oct in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction volume 31 on pages 832 to 843
    Authors: Nazli Yonca Aydin, H. Sebnem Duzgun, Hans Rudolf Heinimann, Friedemann Wenzel, Kaushal Raj Gnyawali
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.07.022
  • Roads and landslides in Nepal: how development affects environmental risk
    Journal Article published 2018 Nov 30 in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences volume 18 issue 12 on pages 3203 to 3210
    Authors: Brian G. McAdoo, Michelle Quak, Kaushal R. Gnyawali, Basanta R. Adhikari, Sanjaya Devkota, Purna Lal Rajbhandari, Karen Sudmeier-Rieux
    http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-3203-2018
  • Spatial Relations of Earthquake Induced Landslides Triggered by 2015 Gorkha Earthquake Mw = 7.8
    Book Chapter published 2017 in Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides on pages 85 to 93
    Authors: Kaushal R. Gnyawali, Basanta R. Adhikari
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53485-5_10


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Publications
Dynamic analysis of the multi-staged ice–rock debris avalanche in the Langtang valley triggered by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal
Journal Article published 2020 Feb in Engineering Geology volume 265 on page 105440
Authors: Kaushal Raj Gnyawali, Aiguo Xing, Yu Zhuang
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105440
Mapping the susceptibility of rainfall and earthquake triggered landslides along China–Nepal highways
Journal Article published 2019 Aug 12 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 79 issue 2 on pages 587 to 601
Authors: Kaushal Raj Gnyawali, Yonghong Zhang, Guojie Wang, Lijuan Miao, Ananta Man Singh Pradhan, Basanta Raj Adhikari, Liming Xiao
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01583-2
Framework for improving the resilience and recovery of transportation networks under geohazard risks
Journal Article published 2018 Oct in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction volume 31 on pages 832 to 843
Authors: Nazli Yonca Aydin, H. Sebnem Duzgun, Hans Rudolf Heinimann, Friedemann Wenzel, Kaushal Raj Gnyawali
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.07.022
Roads and landslides in Nepal: how development affects environmental risk
Journal Article published 2018 Nov 30 in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences volume 18 issue 12 on pages 3203 to 3210
Authors: Brian G. McAdoo, Michelle Quak, Kaushal R. Gnyawali, Basanta R. Adhikari, Sanjaya Devkota, Purna Lal Rajbhandari, Karen Sudmeier-Rieux
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-3203-2018
Spatial Relations of Earthquake Induced Landslides Triggered by 2015 Gorkha Earthquake Mw = 7.8
Book Chapter published 2017 in Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides on pages 85 to 93
Authors: Kaushal R. Gnyawali, Basanta R. Adhikari
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53485-5_10
Rockfall Characterization and Structural Protection in the Siddhababa Section of Siddhartha Highway H10, Nepal
Journal Article published 2016 Mar 29 in Journal of the Institute of Engineering volume 11 issue 1 on pages 1 to 11
Authors: Kaushal Raj Gnyawali, Ranjit Shrestha, Anil Bhattarai, Pramod Rangu Magar, Anup Raj Dhungana, Imjal Sukupayo, Rasla Dumaru
http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v11i1.14689
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