| Author | Cheng, Chin-feng |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. GE-95-12 |
| Subject(s) | Earthquake Engineering--Japan
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GE-95-12 |
| Abstract | The Hyogo-Ken Nanbu earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, one of the
worst disasters in Japan is evaluated in this study. The acceleration response spectra of
this earthquake are calculated from recorded or transformed acceleration data at 11
available sites, located within 65km from the epicenter. The results are further
compared to the existing building code ( 1994 UBC) and shown that the current code of
seismic design is not sufficient to completely prevent the structures from serious
damages when suffered another attack under the same magnitude of Kobe earthquake.
The strong motions were recorded by a downhole accelerometers array at Port Island
and provided a top opportunity to analyze the soil effects during the Kobe earthquake.
The ground responses of Port Island are simulated by using SHAKE9 l, one of the
equivalent linear analysis programs, and the results are found to be in a good agreement
with the spectra at ground surface calculated from recorded accelerations, but provided
more differing distribution than those at underlying strata. In addition to the main shock,
the strata responses of Port Island site due to the aftershocks are also analyzed in this
study. The result shows that the computed response spectra due to aftershocks are
generally in better agreement than those due to the main shock while compared with the
recorded spectra. The application and validity of SHAKE91 program are also discussed
in this study. |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GE-95-12 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical Engineering (GE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ashford, Scott A. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Prinya Nutalaya ;Noppadol Phien-wej ;Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Taiwan Provincial Government ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |