Title
Statistical analysis of earthquake debris extent from wood-frame buildings and its use in road networks in japan
Date Issued
01 February 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Yamazaki F.
Eeri M.
Liu W.
Koshimura S.
Tohoku University
Tohoku University
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Inc.
Abstract
Debris scattering is one of the main causes of road/street blockage after earthquakes in dense urban areas. Therefore, the evaluation of debris scattering is crucial for decision makers and for producing an effective emergency response. In this vein, this article presents the following: (1) statistical data concerning the debris extent of collapsed buildings caused by the 2016 Mw 7.0 Kumamoto earthquake in Japan; (2) an investigation of the factors influencing the extent of debris; (3) probability functions for the debris extent; and (4) applications in the evaluation of road networks. To accomplish these tasks, LiDAR data and aerial photos acquired before and after the mainshock (16 April 2016) were used. This valuable dataset gives us the opportunity to accurately quantify the relationship between the debris extent and the geometrical properties of buildings.
Start page
209
End page
231
Volume
36
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería del transporte Estadísticas, Probabilidad Ciencias ambientales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088305463
Source
Earthquake Spectra
ISSN of the container
87552930
Sponsor(s)
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) through the SICORP project “Increasing Urban Resilience to Large Scale Disaster: The Development of a Dynamic Integrated Model for Disaster Management and Socio-Economic Analysis (DIM2SEA)” (no. J150002645) and the CREST project no. (JP-MJCR1411), and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Kakenhi (17H06108). The authors thank the Core Research Cluster of Disaster Science at Tohoku University (a designated national university) for their support.
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