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Japan 2000
Tottori-ken Seibu
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AIJ by Age
authors
Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)
Date
2001
Damage Scale
scales for emergency safety check
Notes
scales for emergency safety check proposed by the Japan Building Disaster Prevention Association
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Data
Documentation
id
Damage Levels
105
No damage
Undamaged
106
Slight damage
None to very little damage to the columns, load bearing walls and the non-structural walls
107
Small damage
Light damage to the columns and load bearing walls, cracks seen near staircases and on reinforced secondary (non-structural) walls.
108
Moderate damage
Cracks observed on the columns and heavy damage to the reinforced secondary walls and non-structural elements.
109
Heavy damage
Cracks observed on the columns exposes/bends the steel inside. Large cracks seen on load bearing walls.
110
Total Collapse
Heavy damage to the columns and load bearing walls, partial collapse of the building.
id
Building Classes
62
W51-
Wood frame building more than 51 years old
63
W31-50
Wood frame building between 31-50 years old
64
W11-30
Wood frame building between 11-30 years old
65
W1-10
Wood frame building between 1-10 years old
Sources
Report on the Damage Investigation of the 2000 Western Tottori Prefecture Earthquake and the 2001 Geiyo Earthquake
Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)
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Study locations
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Study Locations
Kurosaka (Tottori)