Rizal Philippines
December 19, 2015
NHK feature for J ITEC - building earthquake technology
Japan Seismic Technology
Ever wondered how Japan's skyscraper survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake. Japan sits at 4 tectonic plates constantly rubbing each other that is why earthquakes are of daily occurrence. The most deadly are the 2011 in Tokyo and the 2008 in Kobe. However the Japanese technology and building codes have been constantly improved to cope up with growing menace of deadly earthquakes. The leader in this is Kajima construction company.
It all started in l963 when there was a go ahead for building high rise in Japan