LIQUEFACTION-INDUCED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DURING THE 2011 GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Comparing Liquefaction Phenomena Observed during the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake and 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

On February 27, 2010, the central-south part of Chile was affected by a strong ground motion of Magnitude 8.8, that induced moderate values of peak ground acceleration (PGA) on rock outcrops, in the range of 0.13g to 0.32g, while in soil deposits, a maximum PGA of 0.94g was recorded. The duration of the shaking was close to two minutes as it is substantiated by the available acceleration record...

Communication Problems After the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011

OBJECTIVES After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the resource utilization of and the problems encountered with communication devices were examined. METHODS A questionnaire survey was submitted to disaster medical assistance teams (DMATs) that were at the primary sites of destruction after the earthquake. RESULTS We collected data from 196 teams. During the first 4 days after the earth...

Local response following the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011.

The aim of our laboratory is to study the neuroscience of dementia and contribute to the welfare of elderly people. Our work in the northern area of Miyagi prefecture has always been our priority. However, we never expected to experience such an extreme challenge as that of the March 2011 earthquake. This earthquake had been predicted based on a scientific consensus1; unfortunately, the warning...

Land cover changes induced by the great east Japan earthquake in 2011

The east Japan earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 was a big natural disaster, comprising the large earthquake shock, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. These disasters caused changes in the land use and land cover (LULC) in Japan's Tohoku district. While the LULC map created before the disaster is available, as yet there is no precise LULC map of the di...

Insights from the great 2011 Japan earthquake