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On the 17th of January 1995, a disastrous earthquake hit the west part of Japan. This earthquake is called “the Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquaké” and its disaster is called “the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster.” During these three years, structures such as buildings, roads and bridges which were severely damaged, were demolished and their quick restoration work was carried out.
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Saito, T. (2000). Recent Techniques and Regulations on Seismic Retrofit and Diagnosis for Buildings in Japan. In: Balassanian, S., Cisternas, A., Melkumyan, M. (eds) Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9544-5_36
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