STUDY ON DAMAGE LIMIT FOR SRC APARTMENT BUILDING CONSIDERING MENTAL STRESS OF INHABITANTS CAUSED BY KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKE (2016)

Abstract

A questionnaire survey was carried out for a SRC apartment building damaged in Kumamoto earthquake (2016) in order to develop a seismic design method considering inhabitant’s mental stress. The design framework, calculation method of damage limit and damage allowable time which depends on the stress of inhabitants were discussed. Moreover, some components in the residential building which damage should be prevented were examined. Based on the results, the validity of the seismic classification method from the viewpoint of functional resilience, proposed by Building Research Institute, was discussed.