FactSheet: FS2018-E-0001

Title:
Reconnaissance of the 2017 Central Mexico Earthquake

Authour:
Yolanda ALBERTO¹, Hiroyuki KYOKAWA², Masahide OTSUBO³, Takashi KIYOTA⁴ and Ikuo TOWHATA⁵

¹Member of JSCE, Assistant Professor, GWP, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
²Member of JSCE, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., University of Tokyo
³Member of JSCE, Research Associate, Inst. Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
⁴Member of JSCE, Associate Professor, Inst. Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
⁵Fellow of JSCE, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Kanto Gakuin University

Key Facts:
・Hazard Type: Earthquake
・Date of the disaster: September 19th, 2017
・Location of the survey: Mexico City, Puebla, Morelos
・Date of the field survey: October 15th to 19th, 2017
・Survey tools: Microtremor

Key findings:
Site effects, contribution of sinking to the amplification of damage, need for imple-mentation of mandatory retrofitting of old structures and seismic revision of damaged structures.

Key Words:
site reconnaissance, building damage, ground failure, Mexico Earthquake, Puebla Earth-quake

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