Investigation on Large Enclosures Damaged during the South Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake in 1995 and Follow-up Report after 14 Years

Abstract

While the South Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake in 1995 is known as a severe earthquake having killed more than six thousand people, damage to non-structural components in large enclosures was significant. We investigated 35 large enclosures just after the earthquake and after 14 years. Its purpose was to figure out not only the situations of damage but also how they had been recovered or improved because, in many cases, they are used as shelters during disasters. In this report, we discuss the results showing three examples of each large enclosure.