Mexico City Earthquake and Mexican Architecture
Cabanas Yuichi SATO
Highlights of this Course
This class explains the damages of buildings in 1985 Mexico City Earthquake through the computer simulations.
Course Description
On September 19, 1985, Mexico City was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 8.1, which was the most catastrophic in the history of the Americas. Within the primary damage zone, about 20% of the buildings from 6-15 stories in height suffered structural damage. In this class, the damages of buildings in 1985 Mexico City Earthquake are explained through the computer simulations. This class also introduces Mexican architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Details
- Year/Term
- 2007
- Date
- September 30th, 2007
- Faculty/
Graduate School - Graduate School of Engineering
- Language
- English
- Instructor name
- Yuichi SATO（Graduate School of Engineering）
Syllabus
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | #1 1985 Mexico City Earthquake #2 Mexican architecture in 19th and 20th centuries |
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| Schedule and Contents | 10:30-11:10 Lecture 1: 1985 Mexico City Earthquake 11:10-12:00 Making building models 12:00-14:00 Lunch 14:00-14:30 Making building models (continued) 14:30-15:00 Experiment using the models 15:00-15:30 Lecture 2: Mexican architecture in 19th and 20th centuries |
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