Book

1.        Dahal R. K., 2005, Geology for Technical Students - A textbook for Bachelor Level Students, Brikuti Academic Publication, Exhibition Road, Kathmandu, Nepal, 756p.

Co-author of Book

2.        M. Yoshida, B N Upreti, T N Bhattarai, S M Rai,  P D Ulak,  R K Dahal, and S Dhakal, 2005, Guidebook for Himalyan Trekkers, Series 1, Geology and Natural Hazards along the Kaligandaki Valley, Edited by M Yoshida and B N Upreti, Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, 165p.

3.        M. Yoshida, B N Upreti, T N Bhattarai, S M Rai,  P D Ulak,  R K Dahal, and S Dhakal, 2004, Geology and Natural Hazards along the Kaligandaki Valley, Central West Nepal Himalaya, A field guidebook, Edited by M Yoshida and B N Upreti, Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, 135p

4.        Yatabe R., Bhandary N. P. and Bhattarai D, (Eds); and Contributors: Hasegawa S, Inagaki H., Shrestha H. K., Takahashi J., Kitagawa R. and Dahal R. K., 2005, Landslide Hazard mapping along major highways of Nepal – A reference to road building and maintenance, Ehime University and Nepal Engineering College, 164p.

Research Papers

1. Dahal, R.K., Hasegawa, S., Masuda, T., Yamanaka, M., 2006b, Roadside slope failures in Nepal during torrential rainfall and their mitigation, In: Marui et al. eds., Disaster Mitigation of Debris Flow, Slope Failures and Landslides, Vol.2, 503-514, Universal Academy Press, Tokyo.

2. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Yamanaka M. and Nishino K., 2006, Rainfall triggered flow-like landslides: understanding from southern hills of Kathmandu, Nepal and northern Shikoku, Japan, Proceedings of Engineering Geology for Tomorrow's Cities, The 10th IAEG Congress, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 6-10 September 2006.

3. Dahal R.K., Hasegawa S., Yatabe R., Bhandary N. P., and Yamanaka M., 2005, Appraisal of roadside bioengineering in Dhulikhel-Bhakunde section of the Banepa- Sindhuli-Bardibas Highway, Central Nepal, Proc. of International Conference on Disaaster Management: DiMAC – 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal, Ehime University and Nepal Engineering College, 68-80 pp.

4. Dahal R. K., 2004, Rainfall triggered landslide along roadside slopes of Nepal and their mitigation, Proceedings of Second one day International seminar on Disaster mitigation in Nepal, Nepal Engineering College and Ehime University, Japan, 2004 Nov 8, pp. 31-41.

5. Dahal R. K. and Kafle K. R. 2003, Landslide triggering by torrential rainfall, understanding from the Matatirtha Landslide, south western outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley, Proceedings of one day International seminar on Disaster mitigation in Nepal, Nepal Engineering College and Ehime University, Japan, 2003 Nov 18, pp. 44-56.

6. Dahal R.K. (2002), Engineering geological investigation of the Trail Bridge in western Nepal, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 27 (Special Issue), pp 101-117.

7. Dahal R.K. and Aryal A. (2002), Geotechnical properties of soil of Sundhara and Jamal Area of Kathmandu, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 27 (Special Issue), pp 77-86.

8. Dahal R.K. (2001), Use of Bioengineering in Watershed Management, Bulletin of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 19, pp. 68-72.

9. Dahal R.K., Adhikary P.C. (2001), Geology of the Kharidhunga–Thokarpa area, Central Nepal, Lesser Himalaya, Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 23, pp. 19–26.

10. Dahal R.K., (1997), Engineering and Environmental Geological Study of Kharidhunga – Tokarpa – Balephi area in the Lesser Himalaya, Central Nepal" unpublished M.Sc. Dissertation, Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.

Research Papers as Co-author

2. Dhital M R, Thapa P. B., Dahal R.K., Aryal A. and Ando H. (2002), Status of Landslide Hazard in Kusma - Syangja area western Nepal, Lesser Himalaya, Bull. Dept. Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, V. 9 (Special issue) 2002, pp. 61-76

3. S. M. Rai, B. N. Upreti, M. Yoshida, T. N. Bhattarai, P. D. Ulak, R. K. Dahal, S. Dhakal and M. P. Koirala, 2005, Geology of the Lesser and Higher Himalayan zones along the Kaligandaki Valley, central -west Nepal Himalaya. In: Natural disaster mitigation and issues on technology transfer in south and southeast asia, proceeding of the JICA Regional Seminar, Kathmandu, October 2004, edited by M. Yoshida, B. N. Upreti, T. N. Bhattarai and S. Dhakal, published by Departmant of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 43-56.

4. P. D. Ulak, M. Yoshida, B. N. Upreti, A. P. Gajurel, S. M. Rai, T. N. Bhattarai, R. K. Dahal, and S. Dhakal, 2005, A short geological communication on Tethys Himalayan rocks of the Kaligandaki River section, central-west Nepal Himalaya.  In: Natural disaster mitigation and issues on technology transfer in south and southeast asia, proceeding of the JICA Regional Seminar, Kathmandu, October 2004, eds. M. Yoshida, B. N. Upreti, T. N. Bhattarai and S. Dhakal, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 57-63.

5. T. N. Bhattarai, M. Yoshida, B. N. Upreti, S. M. Rai, P. D. Ulak, A. P. Gajurel, S. Dhakal, R. K. Dahal, and M. P. Koirala, 2005, Mass movement hazard along the main trail from Beni to Muktinath, central-west Nepal. Page.  In: Natural disaster mitigation and issues on technology transfer in south and southeast asia, proceeding of the JICA Regional Seminar, Kathmandu, October 2004, eds. M. Yoshida, B. N. Upreti, T. N. Bhattarai and S. Dhakal, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal,  pp 69-78.

6. S. Dhakal, B. N. Upreti, M. Yoshida, T. N. Bhattarai, S. M. Rai, A. P. Gajurel, P. D. Ulak, and R. K. Dahal, 2005 Application of the SSPC system in some of the selected slopes along the trekking route from Jomsom to Kagbeni, central-west Nepal.  In: Natural disaster mitigation and issues on technology transfer in south and southeast asia, proceeding of the JICA Regional Seminar, Kathmandu, October 2004, eds. M. Yoshida, B. N. Upreti, T. N. Bhattarai and S. Dhakal, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 79-82.

Seminar Presentations and abstracts

1. Dahal R.K., 2004, An overview of rainfall-triggered shallow landslide hazard along road side slope and bioengineering as a probable mitigation measure, Geomorphic Hazard and Its Mitigation in Nepal, seminar organized by Nepal landslide society (NELS) January 11, 2004.

2. Dahal R.K, Bhattarai K.D., Neupane G., Kafle K. R., (2004), Wind Power Development in Kagbeni Area, Mustang from view point of Geological and Meteorological Concerns, paper presented in Fourth Nepal Geological Congress, April 9 to 11, 2004.

3. Dahal R.K, 2004, Road side slope stabilization by bioengineering system in Dhulikhel-Bhakunde section of the Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bardibas Highway Paper presented in International Seminar on Natural Disaster Mitigation and Issues on Technology Transfer in South and Southeast Asia, JICA Regional Seminar, 2004, September 30 to October 13

4. Dahal R. K., Yoshida  M., Upreti  B. N.,  Hasegawa S., Ulak  P.D., 2006, Engineering geological mapping of Kaligandaki River Valley, Nepal – a comparison of natural hazards and landscapes in Tibetan-Tethys Himalaya, Higher Himalaya and Lesser Himalaya (Abstract submitted to 21st Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop 29th - 31st March 2006, University of Cambridge UK).