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- Title
- January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake. Performance of Structures, Lifelines and Fire Protection Systems. Executive Summary and Paper.
- File
- PB97104160.pdf
- Author(s)
- Chung, R.
- Source
- July 1996, 574 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NIST/SP-901
- Abstract
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) dispatched an advance team of three BFRL members, followed by a larger team of 18 members made up of individuals from a number of federal agencies and others affiliated with national earthquake engineering research centers. The teams were to observe, document, and summarize important lessons from this earthquake.
- Keywords
- Bridges; Reinforced concrete; Communication links; Electric power; Sewer systems; Steel structures; Wood structures; Public utilities; Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis; Liquefaction; Soil-structure interactions; Kobe (Japan); Harbors; Damage assessment; Lifelines; Hokkaido Island; Airports; Highways; Sewage treatment plants; Transportation sector; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Fires; Seismic effects; Water treatment plants; Earthquake engineering; Subways; Pipelines; Gas utilities