Abstract: The Building Code of Japan (the Building Standard Law of Japan) has been changed from the former prescriptive type into a performance-based type in June, 2000. This paper presents the evaluation ...

Abstract: Seismic responses of various buildings are calculated by a three-dimensional (3D) linear method for examining the soil-building interaction based on an input seismic wave field in the reclaimed zone of Tokyo Bay in which ...

Abstract: A recently proposed three-dimensional (3D) linear method for examining soil-building interactions based on an input seismic wave field is, after some improvements, applied to estimate seismic building responses in the ...