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Ikuo Towhata

Ikuo Towhata

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
9642
World Ranking
4809
National Ranking
77

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9682
World Ranking
3955
National Ranking
88

Overview

Ikuo Towhata is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in engineering, environmental science, and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans several subfields including civil and structural engineering, management, monitoring, policy and law, mechanical engineering, atmospheric science, and geophysics.

The main areas of research covered by Towhata include landslides and related hazards, tree root and stability studies, cryospheric studies and observations, geotechnical engineering and soil stabilization, earthquake and tectonic studies, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, as well as dam engineering and safety.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Towhata demonstrate a focus on natural hazard assessment and geotechnical responses. Notable publications include:

  • Mechanism and future risk of slope instability induced by extreme rainfall event in Izu Oshima Island, Japan (2020, Natural Hazards)
  • Summary of geotechnical activities in response to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake; follow-up of my TC203 Ishihara Lecture in 2019 (2022, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering)
  • Liquefaction Mitigation Measures: A Historical Review (2021, Springer transactions in civil and environmental engineering)
  • Risk evaluation and warning threshold of unstable slope using tilting sensor array (2022, Natural Hazards)
  • Reconnaissance and Discussion on Ground Motion Induced by the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquake (2025, Journal of Earthquake Engineering)

Towhata frequently publishes in venues such as Natural Hazards, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Springer transactions in civil and environmental engineering, and Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication.

The scientist collaborates regularly with a core group of co-authors, including Satoshi Goto, Shigeru Goto, Takashi Akima, Junya Tanaka, and Taro Uchimura, each with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • SAND RESPONSE TO CYCLIC ROTATION OF PRINCIPAL STRESS DIRECTIONS AS INDUCED BY WAVE LOADS

    Kenji Ishihara;Ikuo Towhata

  • Volume Change of Clays Induced by Heating as Observed in Consolidation Tests

    Ikuo Towhata;Pisit Kuntiwattanaku;Ichiro Seko;Kanta Ohishi

  • FLOW THEORY FOR SAND DURING ROTATION OF PRINCIPAL STRESS DIRECTION

    Marte Gutierrez;Kenji Ishihara;Ikuo Towhata

  • Modelling soil behavior under principal stress axes rotation

    I Towhata;K Ishihara

  • Experimental Study of Dry Granular Flow and Impact Behavior Against a Rigid Retaining Wall

    Yuan-Jun Jiang;Ikuo Towhata

  • Shaking table tests in earthquake geotechnical engineering

    S. K. Prasad;I. Towhata;G. P. Chandradhara;P. Nanjundaswamy

  • Instrumented Model Slope Failure due to Water Seepage

    Rolando P. Orense;Suguru Shimoma;Kengo Maeda;Ikuo Towhata

  • SHEAR WORK AND PORE WATER PRESSURE IN UNDRAINED SHEAR

    Ikuo Towhata;Kenji Ishihara

  • UNDRAINED STRENGTH OF SAND UNDERGOING CYCLIC ROTATION OF PRINCIPAL STRESS AXES

    Ikuo Towhata;Kenji Ishihara

  • TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON UNDRAINED SHEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF CLAY

    Pisit Kuntiwattanakul;Ikuo Towhata;Kanta Ohishi;Ichiro Seko

  • Precaution and early warning of surface failure of slopes using tilt sensors

    Taro Uchimura;Ikuo Towhata;Lin Wang;Shunsaku Nishie

  • Shaking table tests on subgrade reaction of pipe embedded in sandy liquefied subsoil

    I Towhata;W Vargas-Monge;R.P Orense;M Yao

  • Strain energy based evaluation of liquefaction and residual pore water pressure in sands using cyclic torsional shear experiments

    Y. Jafarian;I. Towhata;M.H. Baziar;A. Noorzad

  • Simple monitoring method for precaution of landslides watching tilting and water contents on slopes surface

    Taro Uchimura;Ikuo Towhata;Trinh Thi Lan Anh;Jou Fukuda

  • Study on permanent ground displacement induced by seismic liquefaction

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  • Shaking Table Model Tests on Pile Groups behind Quay Walls Subjected to Lateral Spreading

    Ramin Motamed;Ikuo Towhata

  • MODEL FOR THE DEFORMATION OF SAND DURING ROTATION OF PRINCIPAL STRESS DIRECTIONS

    Marte Gutierrez;Kenji Ishihara;Ikuo Towhata

  • Pile group response to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading: E-Defense large shake table test

    Ramin Motamed;Ikuo Towhata;Tsuyoshi Honda;Kentaro Tabata

  • EFFECT OF NON PLASTIC SILT ON THE ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIOR OF SAND

    Hadi Bahadori;Abbas Ghalandarzadeh;Ikuo Towhata

  • PREDICTION OF PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT OF LIQUEFIED GROUND BY MEANS OF MINIMUM ENERGY PRINCIPLE

    Ikuo Towhata;Yasushi Sasaki;Kenichi Tokida;Hideo Matsumoto

  • LIQUEFACTION-INDUCED GROUND DAMAGE IN DAGUPAN IN THE JULY 16, 1990 LUZON EARTHQUAKE

    Kenji Ishihara;Alex A. Acacio;Ikuo Towhata

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenji Ishihara
Kenji Ishihara Chuo University
Susumu Yasuda
Susumu Yasuda Tokyo Denki University
Nawawi Chouw
Nawawi Chouw University of Auckland
Fumio Yamazaki
Fumio Yamazaki Chiba University
Deepankar Choudhury
Deepankar Choudhury Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Marte Gutierrez
Marte Gutierrez Colorado School of Mines
Mustafa Erdik
Mustafa Erdik Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
Stefano Parolai
Stefano Parolai University of Trieste
Jason T. DeJong
Jason T. DeJong University of California, Davis
James K. Mitchell
James K. Mitchell Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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