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Preliminary Reconnaissance Report of the 2011 Tohoku-Chiho Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake

Preliminary Reconnaissance Report of the 2011 Tohoku-Chiho Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake

Architectural Institute of Japan

Hardcover

Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, Book 23

Technology & EngineeringGeneral Architecture

ISBN10: 4431540962
ISBN13: 9784431540960
Publisher: Springer Pg
Published: Sep 3 2012
Pages: 460
Weight: 2.35
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Devastating damage in the Tohoku region of Japan occurred during and after the earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake on March 11, 2011. The AIJ (Architectural Institute of Japan) dispatched reconnaissance teams into the field to obtain basic facts on the damage to buildings due to the massive ground motions and resultant tsunami. Their mission included collecting information on the characteristics of the earthquake itself and the observed major ground motions and tsunamis throughout the area. For the structural damage investigation, buildings are classified by their type of construction, namely, steel buildings, reinforced concrete buildings, wooden houses, etc. along with descriptions of special features for each category of building type. The report summarizes damage associated with ground failures including landslide and liquefaction as

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