Earthquake-induced structural and nonstructural damage in hospitals

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 617-634

  Achour, Nebil ^a   Miyajima, Masakatsu ^b   Kitaura, Masaru ^b   Price, Andrew ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS;

EQUIPMENT DAMAGE; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HUMAN LIVES; NATURAL HAZARD; NON-STRUCTURAL DAMAGE; SICHUAN; UTILITY SUPPLY;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 80052180697     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.3604815     Document Type: Article

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