Chapters authored
Perspective Chapter: Building Damage Estimation and Renovation Proposal System Using Constant Microtremor Measurement for Construction Risk Management
In this chapter, the authors propose a system that measures microtremors of the ground and buildings and instantaneously calculates building damage estimation and emergency risk assessment. In the conventional damage estimation and emergency risk assessment due to microtremors, resonance judgments are mainly based on the initial state due to microtremors of the ground, and buildings are often seen. However, there is a possibility that the ground and the building will resonate continuously as the ground and the building are cracked and damaged by disturbances such as earthquakes and winds. In addition, the resonance causes great damage to the building. In the system proposed this time, damage estimation and emergency risk assessment are performed not only in the initial state but also during the duration. In addition, as a renovation proposal, a system is proposed that predicts the damage and emergency risk of the building during renovation with earthquake resistance, seismic isolation, and damping. In this system, the building hazard levels are classified into four categories based on two methods: one method involves calculating the response spectrum and transfer function of the building and ground using continuous microtremor measurements to determine the resonance performance, and the other method utilizes the PML (Probable Maximum Loss) values.
Part of the book: Risk Management in Construction