The design techniques used for earthquake-resistant buildings have developed from relatively simple formulae used in the early part of the twentieth century to the complex and sophisticated codes that are in use today. In Japan earthquake-resistant buildings had been designed and constructed by the ...
When the devastating magnitude-9.0 Tohoku earthquake struck Japan,it was the country’s earthquake information systems that sent out an alert via TV, radio, the Internet and cell phones.NOTE: Earthquakes pose significant risk to 75 million Americans in 39 states. In 2011 and 2012 significant seis...
THE 1923 TOKYO EARTHQUAKE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TODAYTHE December 26, 2004 Asian tsunami is a reminder of the dangers presented by the Ring of Fire...Suter, KeithContemporary Review
While today, the evacuation zone is gradually shrinking and some residents are returning to their homes for the first time in 8 years, many still remain in temporary housing, or else have decided not to go back. Despite ongoing fear regarding the potential health effects of the disaster, studi...
Aftershocks: Home Loss and Long-Term Health after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Figure 1: Man sitting in a shelter after the Great East Japan Earthquake]. W Nicole - 《Environmental Health Perspectives》 被引量: 0发表: 2022年
He compared the current quake to the 1923 great Kanto earthquake of magnitude 7.9, which he said marked the beginning of modern seismology in Japan. "Although that was smaller than the current quake, it struck very close to Tokyo and Yokohama," Lin said. It caused more than 142,000 deaths...
Today s world urg... Y Kaneko,I Suzuki 被引量: 12发表: 2014年 21411 Study on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation of High-Rise Building of University Campus in Tokyo, Japan by collaborating with local communities (Part 5) :... CiNii Articles - 21411 Study on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation of ...
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities. Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1923 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless...
Residents warm themselves around a fire after an earthquake in Jishishan County, in northwest China's Gansu province, Dec. 19, 2023.STR/CNS/AFP/Getty Ma told the AP he spent the rest of the bitter cold night in a field with his wife, two children and neighbors, with nowhere else to ...
When the Great East Japan Earthquake hit in March 2011, the double Olympic champ was still a 16-year-old and training in the affected region – and the disaster had a profound impact