Statistical analyses of relation between mortality and building type in the 1999 chi‐chi earthquake

Tien, Yong Ming; Juang, D. S.; Pai, Chih Hung; Hisao, Chiang Pi; Chen, Chien Jung

doi:10.1080/02533839.2002.9670732

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“…Some data are not available, as a result, the following assumptions are made, such as (1) the number of people and the area are linearly proportional within each village; (2) the quasi-semicircular areas (Fig. 3b) which were excluded in processing the analyses of the ''Hanging-wall Analysis Zone'' and ''Footwall Analysis Zone,'' and (3) the number of people in different building types was indirectly calculated by the data from Tien et al (2002). Therefore, the small errors from the assumptions are unavoidable.…”

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“…After the Chi-Chi earthquake a team was delegated by the Architecture Building and Research Institute to complete a detailed field work supplement and to compile complete statistical data regarding victims, according to the death certificates, the relief fund distribution lists, and the construction type of the buildings in which the victims lived (Tien et al 2002). The results of the survey provided abundant attribute data on the victims including (1) ID number, (2) name, (3) address, (4) building type, (5) age, (6) number of floors, and (7) a description of buildings destroyed in the surrounding area.…”

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“…The covered town area was calculated by ARCVIEW. The average number of people in each household was determined using data from Tien et al (2002) in relation to population versus number of households in the major disaster areas of the Chi-Chi earthquake. Since Tien et al used counties as the foundation for study and towns are small units within counties, it is assumed that their relationship for a given county can be applied to all towns within that county.…”

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“…Similarly, the numbers of victims in the Hanging-wall Analysis Zone and the Footwall Analysis Zone were also obtained. The victims from the Chi-Chi earthquake generally lived in one of three building types: mud-brick (41%), masonry (15%), or RC (Reinforced Concrete) (17%) (Tien et al 2002). The types of building were extracted from the database and the total numbers of victims of each building type in the Hanging-wall Analysis Zone and the Footwall Analysis Zone were determined.…”

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“…Because the earthquake struck central Taiwan in the early morning, almost all residents were in bed, so 94% of the deaths resulted from dwelling collapse (Tien et al 2002). The great rupturing along the causal Chelungpu fault, caused by strong shaking during the Chi-Chi earthquake, was largely responsible for this great loss.…”

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A study of the human-fatality rate in near-fault regions using the Victim Attribute Database

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After the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, the Taiwanese government immediately issued new guidelines prohibiting the construction of structures for human occupancy within the Chelungpu fault zone. However, these guidelines were not based upon an in-depth hazard analysis of the near-fault regions. The positions of more than 80% of the 2,492 victims of the Chi-Chi earthquake were found by our research team. A Victim Attribute Database has been compiled that includes the GPS coordinates of the positioned victims as well as other attribute data associated with the victims. The human-fatality rates in the near-fault regions have been analyzed with regard to distances from the Chelungpu fault, the hanging-wall and footwall areas, as well as building type. The severity at the human-fatality rates in the near-fault regions is inversely proportional to distances from the causative fault, i.e., the closer the distance, the higher the human-fatality rate observed. The humanfatality rate for victims who lived in closer proximity to the hanging-wall areas is also significantly higher than those who lived in closer proximity to the footwall areas, especially in areas on either side of the fault and within 1,000 m of the fault surface trace. In terms of different building types, factors that include the capacity of the buildings to resistant strong shaking and the level of strong ground-motion greatly affected the human-fatality rates in the hanging-wall and footwall areas. Therefore simply prohibiting the construction of buildings within the active fault zone would be

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Lessons Learned from the Occurrences of Major Devastating Mw ≥ 7.5 Earthquakes in the Asian Countries during the last 25 years

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The loss of human lives, properties and damages due to the occurrences of moderate to large size earthquakes have been a major concern for the economic development of many countries in the world. Earthquakes would continue to occur in a region and would remain among the most devastating natural hazards. Seismically active countries viz., China, India, Japan, USA, Mexico and a few other countries are classified as high earthquake hazard regions while continents/countries with low rate of earthquake occurrence include Africa, Australia, Canada etc. On many occasions in the past, high earthquake hazard countries have experienced major economic setbacks due to the occurrences of major earthquakes. In the present paper, the causative mechanisms of major devastating earthquakes of M w ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥7.5 in the Asian countries (including high hazard countries like China, Japan, India, Taiwan and Nepal) during the past 25 years and major damages rendered by these earthquakes is discussed.

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Statistical analyses of relation between mortality and building type in the 1999 chi‐chi earthquake

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A study of the human-fatality rate in near-fault regions using the Victim Attribute Database

A study of the human-fatality rate in near-fault regions using the Victim Attribute Database

Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Seismic Performance of UHPC Box Piers

Lessons Learned from the Occurrences of Major Devastating Mw ≥ 7.5 Earthquakes in the Asian Countries during the last 25 years

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