Summary Report of the SATREPS Project on Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru

One of the SATREPS projects on earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation technology in Peru has been promoted since March 2010 for a five-year period. The project focuses on five research fields, i.e., seismic motion and geotechnical, tsunamis, buildings, damage assessment, and disaster mitigation...

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Published in:Journal of disaster research 2014-12, Vol.9 (6), p.916-924
Main Authors: Yamazaki, Fumio, Zavala, Carlos, Nakai, Shoichi, Koshimura, Shunichi, Saito, Taiki, Midorikawa, Saburoh, Aguilar, Zenon, Estrada, Miguel, Bisbal, Alberto
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Language:English
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Summary:One of the SATREPS projects on earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation technology in Peru has been promoted since March 2010 for a five-year period. The project focuses on five research fields, i.e., seismic motion and geotechnical, tsunamis, buildings, damage assessment, and disaster mitigation planning. Collaborative research has been carried out through joint experiments, observations, field surveys, computer simulations, seminars and workshops. With the Lima metropolitan area and the city of Tacna set as case study sites, two mega-thrust earthquakes have been simulated and their effects and countermeasures investigated. The simulation results have been validated by observation data and have been implemented in government policy. Young Peruvian engineers and scientists have also received training and education. This paper summarizes the progress and outcomes of the SATREPS project for earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation in Peru.
ISSN:1881-2473
1883-8030
DOI:10.20965/jdr.2014.p0916