Kinematic rupture modeling of ground motion from the M7 Kumamoto, Japan earthquake

A Pitarka, R Graves, K Irikura, K Miyakoshi… - Pure and Applied …, 2020 - Springer
We analyzed a kinematic earthquake rupture generator that combines the randomized
spatial field approach of Graves and Pitarka (Bull Seismol Soc Am 106: 2136–2153 …

Fragility of offshore wind turbines variation with pulse-period and amplitude: Directivity and Fling step

V Chaudhari, SN Somala - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the offshore wind turbine structure (OWT) subjected to the forward
directivity and fling step types of pulse ground motion. The influence of the pulse period and …

Quantitative strong motion simulations at three locations in downtown Mashiki during the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (Mw 7.0) based on the nonlinear ground …

K Fukutake, K Yoshida, H Kawase, F Nagashima… - Earth, Planets and …, 2023 - Springer
The mainshock of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (Mw 7.0) caused extensive damage to
buildings in downtown Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The heavy building damage …

Simulation of building damage distribution in downtown Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake based on site-specific ground motions …

J Sun, F Nagashima, H Kawase, S Matsushima… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2021 - Springer
Most of the buildings damaged by the mainshock of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake were
concentrated in downtown Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. We obtained 1D …

Revisiting the source rupture process of the mainshock of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake and implications for the generation of near‐fault ground motions and …

K Asano, T Iwata - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Strong near‐fault ground motions associated with the M JMA 7.3 mainshock of the 2016
Kumamoto, central Kyushu, Japan, earthquake sequence have received attention by …

Site effects analysis of shallow subsurface structures at Mashiki Town, Kumamoto, based on microtremor horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratios

J Sun, F Nagashima, H Kawase… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In this study, we conducted a series of microtremor surveys to understand the contribution of
soil amplifications to the heavy structural damage of wooden houses in downtown Mashiki …

Characterized source model of the M7. 3 2016 Kumamoto earthquake by the 3D reciprocity GFs inversion with special reference to the velocity pulse at KMMH16

A Petukhin, H Kawase, F Nagashima, E Ito - Earth, Planets and Space, 2023 - Springer
The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes caused severe damage centering on the Mashiki
residential area. The velocity waveforms at station KMMH16 in Mashiki, during the M 7.3 …

Simulation‐based characterization of the variability of earthquake risk to buildings in the near‐field

M Miah, D McCallen, A Pitarka… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advancements in high performance computing platforms and computational
workflow for regional‐scale simulations are enabling unprecedented modeling of fault‐to …

Ecosystem changes following the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes in Japan: Future perspectives

RC Sidle, T Gomi, M Akasaka, K Koyanagi - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
Major earthquakes cause widespread environmental and socioeconomic disruptions that
persist for decades. Extensive ground disturbances that occurred during the shallow-focus …

Comprehensive 3D numerical study on interaction between structure and dip-slip faulting

M Naeij, A Soroush - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Investigations on the effects of fault permanent deformations on surface and subsurface
engineering structures are important owing to their direct impact on the reduction of …