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Project for Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Republic of Peru

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Project for Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru

Standing Up to Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Joining Hands with Peru across the Pacific

Principal Investigator

- Prof.
  YAMAZAKI Fumio
  Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University

ODA Recipient Country

Republic of Peru

Research Institutions in Japan

Chiba University / Tohoku University / Toyohashi University of Technology / Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

Japan-Peru Center for Earthquake Engineering Research and Disaster Mitigation (CISMID) of National University of Engineering (UNI)

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2009

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Support that only another earthquake-prone nation can provide
Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and develop effective technologies for evaluating the risk of disasters caused by future earthquakes and tsunamis and mitigating the damage caused by these disasters. In this project, researchers will develop seismic source models based on past major earthquakes, conduct tsunami simulations, study building earthquake-resistance, develop retrofitting technologies and so on. An effort will also be made to promote comprehensive earthquake and tsunami damage prediction and disaster mitigation technologies that take into account regional attributes.

Determination of regional attributes and establishment of effective disaster mitigation plans for earthquakes in Peru
Model case studies of major earthquakes that have occurred in the past will be selected to predict earthquake motions resulting from plate boundary earthquakes off the coast of Peru and promote tsunami damage assessment. Study of the earthquake resistance of buildings including historical structures is progressing smoothly, and satellite images have been used to prepare land use maps. These results will be integrated to establish effective disaster mitigation plans that are appropriate for the region.

Photo gallery

Church in the center of Pisco City that collapsed in the 2007 earthquake

Observations of microtremors in Lima, using equipment provided in this project. This makes it possible to assess ground shaking in the event of an earthquake.