FactSheet: FS2012-E-0002

Title:
Piles for RC/Steel-frame buildings pulled up by tsu-nami at Onagawa Town, in the March 11th 2011 East Japan Earthquake

Authour:
Kazuo KONAGAI¹, Takashi KIYOTA² and Hiroyuki KYOKAWA³

1 Member of JSCE, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, konagai@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
2 Member of JSCE, Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, kiyota@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
3 Member of JSCE, JSPS Researcher, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, kyokawa@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Key Facts
・ Hazard Type: Uplift of piles in tsunami engulfed area
・ Date of the disaster: March 11th, 2011
・ Location of the survey (Lat. Lon., name or address): Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture
・ Date of the field survey (if any): April 20th, 2011
・ Survey tools (if any): GPS 

Key findings:
Details of uprooted pile-supported buildings

Key Words:
tsunami, March 11th 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake, uprooted piles

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