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Japan 1978
Earthquake
Japan 1978
Miyagi-ken
Study
AIJ
authors
Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)
Date
1980
Damage Scale
AIJ's own scale only for this earthquake
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Data
Documentation
id
Damage Levels
70
D0
No damage
71
D1
Slight damage like crack
72
D2
Small part of building needs to be reparied
73
D3
Large part of building needs to be repaired
74
D4
No collapse, but unrepairable
75
D5
Total collapse
76
unknown
unknown
id
Building Classes
40
W
wood frame building
41
W+Mortar
wood frame building with mortar
No further information found
42
Block
Block structure
No further information found
43
RC+SRC
Reinforced concrete and steel reinforced building
44
S
steel frame building
45
unknown
unknown
Sources
Report on the Damage Investigation of the 1978 off Miyagi Prefecture Earthquake
Report on the Damage Investigation of the 1978 off Miyagi Prefecture Earthquake
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Study Locations
Sendai City