Journal of Natural Disaster Science

DAMAGE TO ENGINEERED BUILDINGS FROM THE 1995 HYOGOKEN-NAMBU EARTHQUAKE

Masayoshi NAKASHIMA
Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Teizo FUJIWARA
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Yoshiyuki SUZUKI
Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Michel BRUNEAU
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa (Visiting Scholar, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
and
Satoshi IWAI and Akiko KITAHARA
Research Associates, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

(Received 12 February, 1995 and in revised form 31 March, 1995)

Abstract

A large number of engineered structures suffered damage due to the Hyogoken-nambu earthquake of January 17, 1995. Visual evidence of this damage to reinforced concrete and steel buildings together with preliminary descriptions of the possible reasons for this damage is given.

Key words

Hyogoken-nambu earthquake, building, reinforced concrete, steel