BUILDING DESIGN Shunsuke Otani Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 FAX: +81-3-5689-4673 E-mail: otani@sake.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp SUMMARY Development of Japanese earthquake-resistant building-design technology is ...
earthquake in Japan.The article also introduces the Japanese earthquake early warning system technology and an overview of the implementation in the country,it pointed out that the earthquake early warning project is a complex social project.From early warning technology to its serving the public,the...
Kawashima Kazuhiko pointed out that during the Hanshin earthquake, some viaducts of the highway were capsized. If the above technology was used to manufacture the viaduct building materials, it would be expected to improve the seismic strength. The use of this new technology may lead to higher ...
On Friday, 11 March, 2011, a huge earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck the Pacific Coast of the northeastern part of the main Japanese island, and caused dev
Seismic damage to building services systems, that is, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in buildings related to energy and indoor environments, affects the functionality of buildings. Assessing post-earthquake functionality is useful for enhancing the seismic resilience of buildings via improved...
Seismic responses of a high-rise base-isolated building in Tokyo Institute of Technology were recorded during the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake. The purpose of this paper is to point out various important findings on the building responses from the recorded data, as well as to create the data ...
CombiningDonationsandTechnologyforMaximumImpact IntelFoundationreliefeffortsconnectJapanesetsunamirefugeeswithhelp,hope, andtheoutsideworld AsIntelJapanemployeeswatchedtelevisedimagesofpeoplefranticallytryingtocontactfriendsand familiesondecimatedcellphoneandlandlinenetworksfollowingthedevastatingearthquakeandtsunami ...
This is still a major earthquake. It was shallow too – just 10km deep – meaning most of its energy made it to the Earth’s surface. It was also right on the coast – making the risk of tsunami that much higher. For those reasons, this is the first time Japanese authorities have ...
Cracks are seen on the ground in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, following an earthquake. Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) 6 of 18| ...
(mortar joints, such as those found in brick buildings), the anchoring betweenadjacentwalls is especially important. When all the joints are tied together well, the building will act as a singleintegratedunit, enabling the forces of an earthquake to be transferred from one section to the next ...