Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1807-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1807-2019
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20 Aug 2019
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Load-resistance analysis: an alternative approach to tsunami damage assessment applied to the 2011 Great East Japan tsunami

Anawat Suppasri, Kwanchai Pakoksung, Ingrid Charvet, Constance Ting Chua, Noriyuki Takahashi, Teraphan Ornthammarath, Panon Latcharote, Natt Leelawat, and Fumihiko Imamura

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High resolution digital elevation data GSI - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan http://www.gsi.go.jp/kankyochiri/Laser_demimage.html

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It is known that fragility functions reflect localities (building design standards and topography) and flow velocity is more important, as damage might occur before flow depth reaches its maximum value. This research demonstrates that it is possible to accurately predict building damage by considering related forces with high accuracy, including resistant force, based on building design standards. This method will be useful for damage assessment in areas that have no experience of tsunamis.
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