1. Kobe Earthquake
... in the transverse direction) in Nagata Ward, Kobe. The bottom floor of this building collapsed. Steel-frame Buildings Generally, two types of steel-frame structures were observed, moment frames and concentric braced frames. Many smaller steel-frame structures in the central business district had severe damage or collapsed. In general, such structures appeared to have been minimally engineered. In many cases, ... mid- and high-rise condominium structures built between 1975 and 1979 had severe damage to the structural steel framing. This innovative and unconventional structural system cons...
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