Damage to nonstructural components in large roof buildings failed during the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake and Iwate-Engan Hokubu Earthquake in 2008

Abstract

   Damage to nonstructural components, suspended ceilings, in Large roof buildings, failed during the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake and Iwateken-Engan Hokubu Earthquake in 2008, is reported. Tohoku area has been often hit by major earthquakes in recent years and these buildings experienced such earthquakes several times. Through our investigation it was clearly noticed that the same damage have been repetitively occurring in these buildings without improvements since the governments only care the cost to the recover and nothing for the improvements. [This abstract is not included in the PDF]