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On 17th January 1995 an inland earthquake of 7.2 magnitude occurred under Kobe city in central Japan. More than 5,500 people lost their lives. There was immense and serious damage to buildings. Researchers and engineers were shocked and astonished by the extent of the devastation and loss of life. Ground motions, generated by the event were far greater than the seismic standard for earthquake-proof designs in Japan. Recent academic progress in the fields of geology and geophysics, which would help to reduce the severity of seismic disasters, has not been sufficiently applied to the developme

Earthquake resistant design. --- Faults (Geology) --- Earthquake engineering. --- Civil engineering --- Engineering --- Engineering geology --- Shear walls --- Fault lines (Geology) --- Faulting (Geology) --- Geological faults --- Lines, Fault (Geology) --- Geology, Structural --- Aseismic design --- Seismic design --- Earthquake engineering --- Structural design --- Vertical evacuation structures

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The geology of the Japanese Islands is enormously complicated because of the active tectonism that has taken place on the boundary between the Pacific and Eurasian plates. Geological formations there are intricately deformed and displaced by many active faults. Hence, in planning for and siting large construction projects, such as nuclear power stations, underground power stations, and the underground facility for High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLW), more detailed investigations are necessary than in more stable parts of the world. Only then can assessments be made as to the long-term stabil

Geology. Earth sciences --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Engineering geology --- Geology --- Earth Sciences --- General and Others