FactSheet: FS2016-L-0005

Title:
Comparison of Functional Damage and Restoration Processes of Utility Lifelines in the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, Japan with Two Great Earthquake Disasters in 1995 and 2011

Authour: Nobuoto NOJIMA¹, Yoshihisa MARUYAMA²

1Member of JSCE, Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Gifu University
2Member of JSCE, Associate professor, Dept. of Urban Environment Systems, Chiba University

 Key Facts:
・Hazard Type: Earthquake
・Date of the disaster: April 14th and 16th, 2016
・Location of the survey: Kumamoto Prefecture
・Date of the field survey: April 15th through June 7, when needed.
・Survey tools: Documents published via press release or related websites, Interviews

 Key findings:
1) Population exposures to JMA seismic intensity were compared and characterized.
2) Initial outages were roughly in proportion to population exposure at certain levels of intensities.
3) Restoration processes were relatively rapid in the Kumamoto Earthquake.
4) Substantial organizational efforts contributed to rapid recovery in the Kumamoto Earthquake.

Key Words:
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster, utility lifelines, functional damage, initial outage, restoration process, organizational efforts

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