TY - JOUR
T1 - Damage related to the 2011 tohoku earthquake in and around kamaishi city – beyond the tsunami disaster
AU - Ohsumi, Tsuneo
AU - Dohi, Yuji
AU - Hazarika, Hemanta
N1 - Funding Information:
3-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, Japan Brief Career: 2016 Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2017 Dr. of Engineering, Kyoto University 2017 Associated Research Fellow, NIED 2019 Research Fellow, NIED Selected Publications: • “Evacuee Generation Model of the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami in Ishinomaki,” J. of Earthquake and Tsunami, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 1640010 1-1640010 17, 2016. Academic Societies & Scientific Organizations: • Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) • Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science • Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) • Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ)
Funding Information:
Room No.1124, West Building No.2, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0396, Japan Brief Career: 1996 Geotechnical Engineer, Japan Foundation Engineering Co. Ltd. 1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Maizuru College 2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo University 2004 Researcher/Senior Research Engineer, Structural Dynamics Division, Port and Airport Research Institute 2007 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Environment Systems, Akita Prefectural University 2010 Professor, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Kyushu University Selected Publications: • “Sustainable Solution for Seawall Protection against Tsunami-induced Damage,” Int. J. of Geomechanics, Vol.16, No.5, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000687, 2016. Academic Societies & Scientific Organizations: • Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS) • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) • Society of Materials Science, Japan (JSMS) • International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) • International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) • Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), Fellow
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PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Widespread damage was caused in eastern Japan as a result of the earthquake and tsunami which occurred in 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku (hereinafter, the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake). A large tsunami struck the coastal area of eastern Japan and caused damage to buildings, breakwaters, tide embankments and river levees. The joint reconnaissance team of the Tohoku and Kyushu branches of the Japanese Geotechnical Society investigated the geotechnical damage in the south-central coastal area of Iwate Prefecture from the beginning of April to September 2011. This report summarizes the geotechnical hazards and the damage to port structures, roads, railways, river levees, and buildings caused by the earthquake motion and tsunami in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in the south-central coastal area of Iwate Prefecture. Major investigation areas are Kamaishi City (Koshirahama Port, Touni-Chou), the coastal area of Ofunato City (Sanriku-Chou Yoshihama, Sanriku-Chou Okirai), and Rikuzentakata City. In the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, many people could not or did not evacuate from the tsunami. However, students at junior high and elementary schools started tsunami evacuation quickly, resulting in what is known as the “Kamaishi Miracle.” This study focused on the tsunami evacuation of children in Unosumai district, Kamaishi City.
AB - Widespread damage was caused in eastern Japan as a result of the earthquake and tsunami which occurred in 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku (hereinafter, the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake). A large tsunami struck the coastal area of eastern Japan and caused damage to buildings, breakwaters, tide embankments and river levees. The joint reconnaissance team of the Tohoku and Kyushu branches of the Japanese Geotechnical Society investigated the geotechnical damage in the south-central coastal area of Iwate Prefecture from the beginning of April to September 2011. This report summarizes the geotechnical hazards and the damage to port structures, roads, railways, river levees, and buildings caused by the earthquake motion and tsunami in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in the south-central coastal area of Iwate Prefecture. Major investigation areas are Kamaishi City (Koshirahama Port, Touni-Chou), the coastal area of Ofunato City (Sanriku-Chou Yoshihama, Sanriku-Chou Okirai), and Rikuzentakata City. In the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, many people could not or did not evacuate from the tsunami. However, students at junior high and elementary schools started tsunami evacuation quickly, resulting in what is known as the “Kamaishi Miracle.” This study focused on the tsunami evacuation of children in Unosumai district, Kamaishi City.
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U2 - 10.20965/jdr.2019.p1185
DO - 10.20965/jdr.2019.p1185
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076014661
SN - 1881-2473
VL - 14
SP - 1185
EP - 1200
JO - Journal of Disaster Research
JF - Journal of Disaster Research
IS - 9
ER -
