Abstract:ABSTRACT:As a result of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (herein after referred to JICA) technological cooperation projects conducted by the Building Research Institute (herein after referred to BRI) in earthquake damage prevention research and related areas since the 1980s, earthquake damage prevention research institutions have been founded in Indonesia, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Turkey, and on every other continent in the world. This paper provides a brief description of these projects, and discusses t… Show more
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