2018 Volume 24 Issue 57 Pages 565-570
The objective of this report is to estimate the indoor damages of super-high-rise residential buildings during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake through a questionnaire survey for residents. The survey was conducted for 8 super high-rise residential buildings in Kyushu Island including three in Kumamoto City in late May 2016, about 1 month after the main shock. Intensity of floor shaking in Kumamoto City was much stronger than that in Kanto area during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Cracks in wallpaper were noticeable in the middle floors which is different from the Kanto case, partly due to different characteristics of input motions.
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