Building Performance

The strong main shock of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) of March 11, 2011, caused little damage to buildings. Buildings designed under the current building code and those with base isolation fared well. However, seismic design guidelines fo...

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Main Authors:	Narafu, Tatsuo, Ishiwatari, Mikio
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	BANKS BRIDGE BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES BUILDING COMPONENTS BUILDING DESIGN BUILDING PERMITS BUILDING RESEARCH BUILDING STANDARDS BULLET TRAIN CAR CARS CASUALTIES COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION SITES CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DEATH TOLL DEVASTATION DISASTER DISASTER PREVENTION DISASTER RESEARCH DISASTERS DOORS DROWNING EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING EARTHQUAKES EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKE ELDERLY PEOPLE EMERGENCY RELIEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EVACUATION FIRE FIRE STATIONS FIRES FITTINGS FOUNDATIONS HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS HOMES HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING PROJECTS INCOME TAX INSPECTION LAND DEVELOPMENT LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES MOTION NATURAL DISASTER PEDESTRIANS PIERS PRIVATE HOMEOWNERS PRIVATE OWNERS PUBLIC BUILDINGS RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES RELIEF ACTIVITIES REPAIR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ROADS ROOFING ROOFING MATERIALS ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY MEASURES SIGNS STEEL STRUCTURAL DESIGN STRUCTURAL MEMBERS STRUCTURES TECHNICAL COOPERATION TOOLS TORNADOS TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS WALLS WATER PRESSURE
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