Fawu Wang

Professor of Disaster Prevention, especially for landslides, in Department of Geoscience, Shimane University.

Divisional Research Themes

  • Landslide and slope deformation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China
  • Landslide triggered by earthquake
  • Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall
  • Submarine landslides and their impacts on communication cables
Email wangfw@riko.shimane-u.ac.jp
Tel +81-852-32-9878
Fax +81-852-32-6469
Contact address Nishikawatsu 1060, Shimane 690-8504, Japan
Dept. of Geoscience, Shimane University
Department Department of Geoscience
Faculty Interdisciplinary Faculty of Science and Engineering

Prof Fawu Wang

Fawu emphysises field investigation in the landslide study. he visited lots of large scale landslides in the world including Vajont slide in Italy, Slumgullion landslide in USA, Guinsaugon landslide in Philippines. he also established a long term monitoring system in Shuping landslide in Three Gorges Reservoir, China in 2004, and is keeping monitoring until now.


Important Links
International Symposium on Mitigation of Geo-hazards in Asia (IS-MGHA)
International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) and International Program on Landslides (IPL)
The Second World Landslide Forum in Rome
ICFL-2011 Japan

Biography

In 1989 Fawu became Assistant Professor of Changchun University of Earth Sciences. In 1992, he was promoted as Lecturer. In 1995, he moved to Japan and got Doctoral degree from Kyoto University. Working as Lecturer and Associate Professor in Kanazawa University for 4 years, he came back to Kyoto University and worked as Assistant Professor for 6 years. In 2010, he joined Shimane University as an associate professor. Now he is a full professor for disaster prevention, especially for landslides..

Paper list (from 2000-)

 

1)                      Wang F.W., K. Sassa (2010) Landslide simulation by a geotechnical model combined with a model for apparent friction change. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 35(3-5):149-161

2)                      P. Sun, F.W. Wang, Y.P. Yin, S.R. Wu (2010) An experimental study on the mechanism of rapid and long run-out landslide triggered by Wenchuan earthquake. Seismology and Geology, Vol. 32, No.1, 98-106.

3)                      P. Sun, Y.S. Zhang, Y.P. Yin, F.W. Wang, S.R. Wu, J.S. Shi (2009) Discussion on long run-out sliding mechanism of Donghekou landslide-debris flow. Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol.17, No.6, pp.737-744

4)                      M.J. Hu, F.W. Wang, Q.G. Cheng (2009) Formation of tremendous Yigong landslide based on high-speed shear tests. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol.31, No.10, pp.1602-1606

5)                      Wang F.W., Q.G. Cheng, L. Highland, M. Miyajima, H.B. Wang, C.G. Yan (2009) Preliminary investigations of some large- scale landslides triggered by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake Landslides: Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.6, No.1, pp.47-54

6)                      Y.P. Yin, F.W. Wang, P. Sun (2009) Landslide hazards triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan, China. Landslides: Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.6, No.2, pp.139-152

7)                      X.Q. Luo, F.W. Wang, Z.H. Zhang, A.L. Che (2009) Establishing a monitoring network for an impoundment-induced landslide in Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China. Landslides: Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.6, No.1, pp.27-38

8)                      P. Sun, Y.P. Yin, S.R. Wu, F.W. Wang, L.W. Chen (2009) An experimental study on the initiation mechanism of rapid and long- run-out loess landslide caused by 1920 Haiyuan earthquake. Chinese Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol.17, No.4, pp.449-454           

9)                      D. Boldini, F.W. Wang, K. Sassa, P. Tommasi (2009) Application of large-scale ring shear tests to the analysis of tsunamigenic landslides at the Stromboli volcano, Italy. Landslides: Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.6, No.3, pp.231-240

10)                   Wang F.W., Y.M. Zhang, Z.T. Huo, X.M. Peng, K. Araiba, G. Wang (2008) Movement of the Shuping landslide in the first four years after the initial impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China. Landslides: Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.5, No.3, pp.321-330

11)                   H.B. Wang, G. Wang, F.W. Wang, K. Sassa, Y.P. Chen (2008) Probabilistic modeling of seismically triggered landslides using Monte Carlo simulations. Landslides: Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.5, No.4, pp.387-395

12)                   Wang F.W., Y.M. Zhang, Z.T. Huo, X.M. Peng, S.M. Wang, S. Yamasaki (2008) Mechanism for the rapid motion of the Qianjiangping landslide during reactivation by the first impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir, China. Landslides, Journal of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.5, No.4, pp.379-386

13)                   Wang F.W., X.M. Peng, Z.T. Huo, Y.M. Zhang, G. Wang (2008) Rapid and long-travel mechanism of Qianjiangping landslide and deformation model of Shuping landslide in Three Gorges Reservoir area, China. Chinese Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol.16, pp.536-541

14)                   Wang F.W., T. Okuno, T. Matsumoto (2007) Deformation characteristics and influential factors for the giant Jinnosuke-dani landslide in the Haku-san Mountain area, Japan. Landslides: J. of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.4, No.1,pp.19-31

15)                   G. Igwe, K. Sassa, F.W. Wang (2007) The influence of grading on the shear behavior of loose sands in stress-controlled ring shear tests. Landslides: J. of the Int’l Consortium on Landslides, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 43-51

16)                   Wang F.W., Y.M. Zhang, G. Wang, X.M. Peng, Z.T. Huo, W.Q. Jin, C.Q. Zhu (2007) Deformation features of the Shuping landslide Caused by Water Level Changes in Three Gorges Reservoir area, China. J. of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Vol.26, No.3, pp.509-517

17)                   Wang F.W., H. Shibata (2007) Influence of soil permeability on rainfall-induced flowslides in laboratory flume tests. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.44, pp.1128-1136

18)                   Wang F.W., T. Okuno, T. Matsumoto: Deformation characteristics and influential factors for the giant Jinnosuke-dani landslide in the Haku-san Mountain area, Japan. International Journal on Landslides, in press, 2006.

19)                   Igwe O., K. Sassa, F.W. Wang: The influence of grading on the shear strength of loose sands in stress-controlled ring shear tests. International Journal on Landslides, in press, 2006.

20)                   Wang F.W., Y.M. Zhang, G. Wang, X.M. Peng, Z.T. Huo, W.Q. Jin, C.Q. Zhu: Deformation features of the Shuping landslide Caused by Water Level Changes in Three Gorges Reservoir area, China. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, in press, 2006.

21)                   Wang F.W., X.M. Peng, Y.M. Zhang, Z.T. Huo, A. Takeuchi, K. Araiba, G. Wang: Landslides and slope deformation caused by water impoundment in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Proc. IAEG2006, Engineering Geology for Tomorrow’s Cities. Paper No. 137, 2006

22)                   Wang F.W., T. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka: Two recent flowslides in Yamashina area, Kanazawa City, Japan. International Journal on Landslides, 2(3): 229-234, 2005.

23)                   Wang F.W., G. Wang, K. Araiba, A. Takeuchi, Y.M. Zhang, Z.T. Huo, X.M. Peng, W.Q. Jin: Deformation of Shuping Landslide induced by impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Proc. of 11th International Conference and Field Trip on Landslides, Tromso, Norway, pp.357-363, 2005.

24)                   Wang F.W.: Fluidization mechanisms and motion simulation on flowslides triggered by earthquake and rainfall. Chinese J. Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 24(10): 1654-1661, 2005.

25)                   Wang F.W., Y. Tanaka, K. Nakamura: Fluidization mechanisms of the Tsukidate flowslide triggered by earthquake and the Yamashina flowslides induced by rainfall. Proc. 16th ICSMGE, Osaka, Vol.4, 2607-2610, 2005.

26)                   Boldini D., F.W. Wang, K. Sassa, P. Tommasi: Mechanism of landslide causing the December 2002 tsunami at Stromboli volcano (Italy). In Landslides: Risk Analysis and Sustainable Disaster Management, Springer, Vol.1, 173-180, 2005.

27)                   Fukuoka H., K. Sassa, G. Wang, F.W. Wang, Y. Wang, Y.J. Tian: Landslide risk assessment and disaster management in the Imperial Resort Palace of Lishan, Xian, China (C101-4). In Landslides: Risk Analysis and Sustainable Disaster Management (K. Sassa, H. Fukuoka, F.W. Wang, G. Wang Eds.), Springer, Vol.1, 81-90, 2005.

28)                   Fukuoka, H., Wang, G., Sassa, K., F.W. Wang, and Matsumoto, T.: Earthquake-induced rapid long-traveling flow phenomenon: May 2003 Tsukidate landslide in Japan. Landslides: Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides. 1(2):151-155, 2004.

29)                   Sassa, K., Wang, G., Fukuoka, H., F.W. Wang., Ochiai, T., Sugiyama, M., and Sekiguchi, T.: Landslide risk evaluation and hazard zoning for rapid and long-travel landslides in urban development areas. Landslides: Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 221-235, 2004.

30)                   F.W. Wang, Y.M. Zhang, Z.T. Huo, T. Matsumoto, B.L. Huang: The July 14, 2003 Qianjiangping Landslide, Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Landslides: Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides, Vo.1, No.2, pp.157-162, 2004.

31)                   F.W. Wang, T. Okuno: Deforming mechanism of the giant Jinnosuke-dani landslide in Haku-san mountainous area, Japan. Journal of Geological Hazards and Environment Preservation, Vol.15, No.3, pp.48-54, 2004

32)                   T. Okuno, F.W. WANG, T. Matsumoto: The deforming characters of the giant Jinnosuke-dani landslide in Haku-san mountainous area, Japan. Proc. IX Int’l Symp. on Landslides, Rio de Janeiro, Vol.2, pp.1279-1285, 2004.

33)                   F.W. Wang, K. Nakamura, T. Matsumoto, Y. Tanaka: Fluidization and motion mechanisms of the Tsukidate flowslide triggered by Sanriku-minami earthquake in 2003, Japan. Proc. 15th  South-East Asian Geotechnical Conference -Development in Geot. Engineering for Practice, Bangkok, Vol.1, pp.899-904, 2004.

34)                   F.W. Wang, T. Okuno, T. Matsumoto: Deformation style and influential factors of the giant Jinnosuke-dani landslide, Japan. Proc. 15th South-East Asian Geotechnical Conference -Development in Geot. Engineering for Practice, Bangkok, Vol.1, pp.399-404, 2004.

35)                   Y. Tanaka, F.W. Wang, K. Nakamura, T. Matsumoto: Sliding mechanism of the Yamashina flowslide triggered by continual rainfall in Kanazawa City, Japan. Proc. 15th South-East Asian Geotechnical Conference -Development in Geot. Engineering for Practice, Bangkok, Vol.1, pp.331-336, 2004.

36)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa, and G. Wang: Mechanism of the long runout Hiegaesi landslide triggered by heavy rainfall. Landslide News, No.14/15, pp.15-18, 2003.

37)                   F.W. Wang, T. Matsumoto K. Sassa: Effects of grain crushing properties on rapid landslides, -from experimental study to motion simulation. Proc. Int’l Conf. Fast slope movements: Prediction and prevention for risk mitigation, Naples, Italy, pp.523-530, 2003.

38)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa: A general mechanism of long-runout landslides induced by earthquake and rainfall in crushable soils. Proc. Int’l Conf. Fast slope movements: Prediction and prevention for risk mitigation, Naples, Italy, pp.531-536, 2003.

39)                   T. Matsumoto, F.W. Wang, P. Kitiyodom: Comparative analysis of static load testing and rapid load testing. Proc. of Int. Conf. On Foundations: Innovations, observations, design and practice, Dundee, Scotland, pp.613-624, 2003.

40)                   F.W. Wang, Sassa, K., Okuno, T., Matsumoto, T., Yamakami, T., & Kikuno, Y.: Experimental study on mechanism of flowslides induced by seismic loading through shaking table tests. Proceedings of International Symposium on Landslide Risk Mitigation and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, pp.73-84, 2002.

41)                   F.W. Wang, T., Matsumoto, Kikuno, Y., Yamakami, T., Sassa, K., & Okuno, T.: Experimental study on mechanism of flowslides induced by rainfall through flume tests. Proceedings of International Symposium on Landslide Risk Mitigation and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, pp.211-220, 2002.

42)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa & G. Wang.: Mechanism of a long-runout landslide triggered by the August 1998 heavy rainfall in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Engineering Geology 63, 169-185, 2002.

43)                   F.W. Wang, T. Matsumoto, K. Maegawa: Model of rapid landslide motion and distress area prediction. Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 10, Supplement, pp.267-272, 2002.

44)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa, T. Okuno, T. Matsumoto, T. Yamakami, Y. Kikuno: Experimental study on mechanism of flowslides induced by seismic loading through shaking table tests. Proc. International Symp. on Landslide Risk Mitigation and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, pp.73-84, 2002

45)                   F.W. Wang, T. Matsumoto, Y. Kikuno, T. Yamakami, K. Sassa, T. Okuno: Experimental study on mechanisms of flowslides induced by rainfall through flume tests. Proc. International Symp. on Landslide Risk Mitigation and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, pp.211-219, 2002

46)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa: A modified geotechnical simulation model for the areal prediction of landslide motion, Proc. 1st European Conf. on Landslides, pp.735-740, 2002.

47)                   K. Sassa, Hiroshi Fukuoka, F.W. Wang, Gen Furuya, and G. Wang.: Pilot Study of Landslide Hazard Assessment in the Imperial Resort Palace (Lishan), Xi’an, China. “Landslide Risk Mitigation and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage”, Proceedings of UNESCO/IGCP symposium, 15-19 January 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp.15-34, 2001.

48)                   Sassa, K., Fukuoka, H., and F.W. Wang, Furuya, G., Nagumo, M., Igarashi, T., Chigira, M., Furuzawa, T., Shimada, M., Okunishi, K., Towhata, I., and Shuzui, H.: Earthquake-Resisting Technology for Landslides ? Landslide Hazards Assessment in Lishan, Xi’an, China. Proceedings of the third Multi-lateral Workshop on Development of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technologies and their Integration for the Asia-Pacific Region. EDM Technical Report Series No. 4, Kobe, Japan, pp.105-111, 2001.

49)                   Sassa, K., Fukuoka, H., Wang, G.H., F.W. Wang, and Furuya, G.: Pilot study of landslide hazard assessment in the Imperial Resort Palace (Lishan), Xi’an, China. Landslide Risk Mitigation and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage (Sassa ed.). Proc. UNESCO/IGCP Symp., 15-19 January 2001, Tokyo, pp.15-34, 2001.

50)                   F.W. Wang: Mechanism of rapid landslides: Excess pore pressure generation caused by grain crushing (in Chinese with English abstract). Journal of Changchun Univ. of Science and Technology, Vol.31, No.1, pp.64-69. 2001

51)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa and H. Fukuoka: Geotechnical simulation test for the Nikawa landslide induced by 1995.1.17 Hyogoken-Nambu earthquake. Soils and Foundations, Vol.40, No.1, pp.35-46, 2000.

52)                   F.W. Wang, G. Wang and K. Sassa: Mechanism of a long run-out landslide triggered by the August 1998 heavy rainfall in Fukushima Prefecture. “Landslides in Research, Theory and Practice”, Proceedings of 8th international Symposium on Landslides (edited by Eddie Bromhead, Neil Dixon and Maia-Laura Ibsen). Cardiff, Wales, UK, Vol. 3, pp.1532-1538, 2000.

53)                   Wang, G.H., Sassa, K., Fukuoka, H & F.W. Wang: Study on the excess pore pressure generation in laboratory-Induced-landslides. Proc. 8th Congr. Int’l Assoc. Engrg. Geol. and the Environ., "Engineering Geology" (Editor: Moore ad Hungr), Balkema, 6 pp. 4237-4244, 2000.

54)                   F.W. Wang & Sassa, K.: Relationship between grain crushing and excess pore pressure generation by sandy soils in ring-shear tests. Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp.87-96, 2000.

55)                   F.W. Wang, K. Sassa: Relationship between grain crushing and excess pore pressure generation by sandy soils in ring-shear tests. Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol.22, No.2, pp.87-96, 2000.