Engineering design lessons from Kobe

Bringing old building stock into line with modern standards of earthquake-resistant design is a daunting and expensive task. But the damage caused by the Kobe earthquake shows that doing nothing will be even more costly.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1997-05, Vol.387 (6630), p.227-229
Main Author: Chandler, Adrian M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Building construction
commentary
Design engineering
Earthquake damage
Earthquakes
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Seismic activity
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Summary:Bringing old building stock into line with modern standards of earthquake-resistant design is a daunting and expensive task. But the damage caused by the Kobe earthquake shows that doing nothing will be even more costly.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/387227a0