Disaster Investigation

The Building Research Institute's avowed purpose is to secure safety against disasters caused by earthquakes, fire, wind, water, and snow. BRI's important duty is the investigation of the actual conditions of disasters. The investigation of those disasters is very important also for avoiding the reoccurrence of similar disasters in the future. BRI has been involved with the following disaster investigations as shown in next chart.

Major disaster investigations since 1985
Title of Investigation Disaster Occurrence
65 Quick Report on Damage to Buildings by the Tornado on May 6, 2012 in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, JAPAN May 2012
64 Summary of the Field Survey and Research on "The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake" (the Great East Japan Earthquake) March 2011
63 Preliminary Reconnaissance Report of the Chile Earthquake 2010 February 2010
62 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture October 2009
61 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture July 2009
60 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture July 2009
59 Record of Surveys on Damage to Buildings and Reconstruction Activities of the Sichuan Earthquake in China May 2008
58 Investigation of the Damage to Buildings by the Earthquake in the North Coastal Areas of Iwate Prefecture July 2008
57 Bits of Knowledge on Blasts Causing Damage to Buildings July 2008
56 Investigation of the Damage to Buildings by the Iwate-Miyagi Inland Earthquake 2008 June 2008
55 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Iowa State, U.S.A. May 2008
54 Investigation on the Falling Accident of Ceiling Boards at the Toyota Stadium Sports Plaza January 2008
53 Investigation of the Damage to Buildings by the 2007 Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake in Niigata July 2007
52 Investigation of the Earthquake in Central Mie Prefecture April 2007
51 Investigation of the Damage to Buildings by the 2007 Noto Peninsula Earthquake March 2007
50 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Saroma Town, Hokkaido November 2006
49 Investigation of the Damage by the 13th Typhoon in 2006 September 2006
48 Investigation on the Falling Accident of Ceilings at the Sorts Park Matsumori caused by the Miyagi Offshore Earthquake August 2005
47 Investigation on the Condominium Building Damaged by the Derailment Accident in the Japan Railway’s Fukuchiyama Line April 2005
46 Investigation on the Fire in High-rise Building in Spain March 2005
45 Investigation of the Damage by the Fukuoka North Offshore Earthquake March 2005
44 Investigation of the Damage to the Buildings in Sri Lanka by the Asian Tsunami January 2005
43 Investigation of the Damage to Buildings by the Chuetsu  Earthquake in Niigata October 2004
42 Investigation of the Damage by the 22nd Typhoon in 2004 October 2004
41 Investigation of the Damage by the 18th Typhoon in 2004 September 2004
40 Investigation of the Damage by the 16th Typhoon in 2004 September 2004
39 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Saga Prefecture June 2004
38 Investigation of the Damage by the 6th Typhoon in 2004 July 2004
37 Investigation of the Damage by the Tokachi Offshore Earthquake October 2003
36 Investigation of the Damage in Hachijo Island by the Strong Wind of the 15th Typhoon in 2003 September 2003
35 Investigation of the Damage in Miyako Islands by the Strong Wind of the 14th Typhoon in 2003 September 2003
34 Investigation of the Damage by the Consecutive Earthquakes in Northern Miyagi Prefecture July 2003
33 Investigation of the Damage by Tornado in Sakai Town, Gunma Prefecture July 2002
32 Investigation of the Damage by the Gei-yo (Hiroshima and Ehime) Earthquake - Falling Accident of Ceiling in Buildings with Large Space, such as Gymnasiums - April 2001
31 The 2nd Investigation of the Damage by the Earthquake in Western Tottori Prefecture (Wood Building Team) November 2000
30 Investigation on Hail Damage in Northern Kanto District on May 24, 2000 May 2000
29 Investigation of the Damage by the Earthquake in Pandeglang, Indonesia February 2000
28 International Emergency Relief Team for the Taiwan Inland Earthquake September 1999
27 Investigation of the Damage by the Earthquake in Parepare, Indonesia October 1997
26 Investigation of Residential Fire Disasters in Moto-machi, Hiroshima City October 1996
25 International Emergency Relief Team for the Tsunami Disaster Caused by the Irian Jaya Earthquake, Indonesia February 1996
24 Investigation of the Damage in Kerintji, Sumatra Island, Indonesia October 1995
23 Investigation of the Damage due to the Hyogo-ken Nambu (Kobe) Earthquake January 1995
22 Investigation of the Damage by the far off Sanriku Earthquake January 1995
21 Investigation of the Damage by the off Eastern Hokkaido Earthquake October 1994
20 Investigation of the Damage due to the Northridge Earthquake February 1994
19 Investigation of the Damage by Typhoon No. 9313 September 1993
18 Investigation of the Damage by the off Southwest Hokkaido Earthquake July 1993
17 Investigation of the Damage to Buildings by the 1993 off Noto Peninsula Earthquake February 1993
16 Disaster Investigation of Damage in the City Caused by the 1993 off Kushiro Earthquake January 1993
15 Investigation of the off Kushiro Earthquake January 1993
14 Investigation of the Earthquake in Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture December 1992
13 International Emergency Relief Team for the Earthquake Disaster Caused by the Flores Earthquake, Indonesia December 1992
12 Investigation of the Damage Caused by Hurricane Andrew November 1992
11 International Emergency Relief Team for the Earthquake Disaster Caused by the Dahshur Earthquake, Egypt Oct. - Nov. 1992
10 Investigation of the Damage Caused by Typhoon No. 9119 November 1991
9 Investigation of the Earthquake in Iran October 1990
8 Investigation of the Damage Caused by the Tornado in Mobara City December 1990
7 Investigation of the Earthquake in the Philippines July 1990
6 Investigation of the Earthquake in Algeria February 1990
5 Investigation of the Earthquake in San Francisco November 1989
4 International Emergency Relief Team for the Earthquake in Armenia December 1988
3 Investigation of the Fire in Ito City December 1988
2 Disaster Investigation of the Earthquake of Eastern Offshore of Chiba Jan. 1988
1 Technical Support Concerning Assessment of the Degree of Damage Repair, and Reinforcement Design of the Buildings for the Earthquake in Mexico October 1985

*More reports of the above investigations written in Japanese are available in the corresponding Japanese webpage.




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