Damage of steel school buildings and ground transformation in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake

Yuko Shimada, Satoshi Yamada, Shoichi Kishiki, Jun Iyama, Yuka Matsumoto, Hayato Asada

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Abstract

Under the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, many buildings were suffered by strong ground motion and tsunami. A total of 216 of damaged steel buildings of public educational institutes including 147 of gymnasiums were investigated from April to June 2011 by AIJ. In this paper, correspondences between seismic damage of steel school buildings and the ground transformation are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-578
Number of pages6
JournalAIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Volume19
Issue number42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Jun
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
  • Ground transformation
  • Gymnasium
  • Reconnaissance
  • Steel building

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Architecture
  • Building and Construction

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