Earthquake resistance of wooden houses

In Japan, where we live, the risk of natural disasters is high, and the impact of earthquakes is particularly large. Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, major earthquakes such as the Western Tottori Earthquake, the Chuetsu Earthquake in Niigata Prefecture, and the Great East Japan Earthquake have occurred all over the country, causing a lot of damage.

In the Great Hanshin Earthquake, about 90% of the deaths caused by the earthquake were caused by building collapses, etc. Among them, buildings built before May 1981 (buildings designed according to old standards) suffered the greatest damage. was given. According to the government's Central Disaster Prevention Council, the occurrence of Tokai/Tonankai/Nankai earthquakes and an earthquake directly hitting the Tokyo metropolitan area is imminent.

Under these circumstances, Inagi City provides support through earthquake resistance diagnosis and renovation subsidies to promote the earthquake resistance of wooden houses. Please consider seismic diagnosis and repair to protect your precious life and property.

In order to make wooden houses earthquake-resistant, three steps are required: seismic diagnosis, reinforcement design, and seismic retrofitting.
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This is a diagnostic method for those who live in wooden houses to easily check the earthquake resistance by themselves. By doing this earthquake resistance diagnosis, you can understand the situation of your house and acquire basic knowledge about earthquake resistance, so please make use of it.

If you are thinking about having your wooden house inspected for earthquake resistance, please check out the following page.

If you are thinking about retrofitting your wooden house to make it earthquake-resistant, please check out the following page.