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Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
The January 17, 1995 Hyōgo-ken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
Author: The January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
Author: Riley M. ChungPublisher:
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Category : Earthquake engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake of magnitude 7.2 in JMA scale (Mw = 6.9), which struck Kobe, Japan and its surrounding area was the most severe earthquake to affect that region this century. The earthquake resulted in more than 6,000 deaths and over 30,000 injuries. Fires following the earthquake incinerated the equivalent of 70 U.S. city blocks. They together destroyed over l50,000 buildings and left about 300,000 people homeless. The economic loss as a result of this earthquake is estimated to reach $2 00 billion. An investigation was conducted under the auspices of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects of the U.S.-Japan Program in Natural Resources to observe, document, and summarize important lessons from this earthquake that can be used to mitigate the potentially tragic impact of future earthquakes on modern urbanized communities. An 18- member team was in Japan from February 12 to February 18, 1995 to study seismology, geology, and geotechnical effects; as well as- the performance of buildings, lifelines, and fire safety systems. This document summarizes the information collected during as well as following this investigation. Key findings of the investigation include needs for research and for improvements in practices to achieve earthquake loss reduction in the United States.
The Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquakes
Author: Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake of January 17, 1995
Author: Anshel J. SchiffPublisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN: 9780784404089
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
B&w photographs depict the devastation wrought by the magnitude 6.9 Kobe earthquake: 6,300 deaths and the largest estimated direct economic losses observed from any earthquake ($200 billion). Ten articles assess the performance of, coping strategies, and recovery of quake-impacted essential faciliti
Report on the January 17, 1995 Great Hyogo-ken Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
Author: Lam PhamPublisher:
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Category : Building failures
Languages : en
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Book Description
The January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (KOBE) Earthquake, Performance Of Structures, Lifelines, And Fire..., NIST Special Publication 901... U.S. Department Of Commerce
Author: Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the Effects of the January 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake, Japan
Author: Koichi AkaiPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788125389
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Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Jan. 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake was one of the worst disasters to hit Japan in almost half a century. It has been compared in its impact to the great Kanto (Tokyo) Earthquake of 1923. The Kobe-Osaka region held many similarities in its geologic and tectonic setting to many areas along the West Coast, and possibly, other areas of the U.S. A geotechnical reconnaissance to identify the relevant problems and issues was organized. This report provides a timely, first-hand overview of the type and extent of the geotechnical aspects of the damage.
The Great Hanshin Earthquake
Author: Miha TomaževičPublisher:
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Category : Building failures
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
V poročilu so opisane posledice potresa Hyogoken-Nanbu, ki je 17. januarja 1995 prizadel območje mesta Kobe na Japonskem. Navedeni so osnovni podatki o potresu in opisane njegove neposredne posledice, opisan je tudi odziv na potres, tj. akcije reševanja in pomoči. Natančneje so prikazane posledice potresa na stavbe in objekte prometne infrastrukture.
Slides on the Hyogo-ken Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
Author: Earthquake Engineering Research Center (Richmond, CA)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Hyōgo-ken Nanbu Earthquake
Author: Earthquake Engineering Research InstitutePublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The most devastating earthquake to hit Japan since the 1923 Tokyo earthquake occurred at 5:46 A.M. local time on January 17, 1995. As this report went to press, over 5,000 people were reported killed, more than 26,000 people were injured, and over 300,000 people were left homeless. At the time of the earthquake, about 40 American engineers, scientists, and government officials were in Osaka, 30 km east of Kobe, for a joint U.S.-Japan Workshop on Urban Earthquake Hazard Reduction, co-sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Japan Institute of Social Safety Science (ISSS), and funded by National Science Foundation (NSF). The workshop participants immediately undertook preliminary post earthquake reconnaissance efforts ... This report summarizes preliminary information gathered by the workshop participants in the first week after the earthquake. The damage caused by the magnitude 6.8 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu earthquake (Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster) is so extensive that field investigations and cooperative studies with other organizations will continue for some time--