1996 Volume 3 Issue 10 Pages 7-19
The 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake attacked Kobe on January 17, 1995 and brought us the huge destruction. At the IKUTA shrine, a lot of buildings were damaged and the Hall of Worship fell down completely. In the ruins, the superior priest of the shrine requested us to restore the buildings as soon as possible to encourage citizens of Kobe. Then reconstruction of the shrine started on January 22, 1995. The progressive technology to give the buildings sufficient seismic resistant capability is intended. For the columns of the new Hall of Worship, CFT(Concrete Filled steel Tube) is used, and the concrete which compressive strength is 160 NJmm2, is filled into the tube. The reconstruction procedure of the new Hall will be reported herein.
