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Soil Condition and Seismic Characteristics in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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  • Teizo Fujiwara
  • Kazumasa Fukumoto
  • Koji Matsunami
  • Takeshi Morii

Abstract

The seismic observation network in Shiga prefecture iscomposed of four systems.All the observation data obtained were used to estimatethe dynamic characteristicsof the surface soils around the lake and the seismichazard for Hikone City. Since1995, 21 records have been obtained at the USP site ofwhich those for the 1999Shigaken-Hokubu Earthquake and 1999 Wakayarnaken-HokubuEarthquake wereused in this study. Transfer functions of the surfacesoil in each ward of ShigaPrefecture based on the Mt. Kojin site (KJY), whichhas relatively hard soil, werecalculated from the records of the two earthquakes.Assuming a scenario earthquakeat the Hyakusaiji fault close to Hikone City, maximumground motions were obtainedfor 15 city blocks in order to establish a damageestimation for that city. The numberof collapsed wooden houses and the damage ratiowere calculated based on the distributionof construction of wooden houses by year. Blockswith a larger ratio of old, wooden housesin Hikone showed a close correlation with blockswith a large ratio of aged persons inthem, indicative that weak persons, such as theelderly, may find themselves in a severesituation during a natural disaster. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003

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  • Teizo Fujiwara & Kazumasa Fukumoto & Koji Matsunami & Takeshi Morii, 2003. "Soil Condition and Seismic Characteristics in Shiga Prefecture, Japan," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 29(3), pages 523-542, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:29:y:2003:i:3:p:523-542
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1024750917366
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