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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.185</doi>
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<article-title>STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF<br/>
TRADITIONAL THATCHED HOUSES IN OLD POST<br/>
TOWNS</article-title>
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<author>NORIKO TAKIYAMA<sup>1</sup>, RYOHEI TAMAKI<sup>1</sup>, XINYAN CHEN<sup>1</sup>, AKARI YAMAGUCHI<sup>1</sup>,<br/>
and MITSUHIRO MIYAMOTO<sup>2</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Division of Architecture and Urban Studies, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan<br/>
<sup>2</sup>Dept of Safety Systems Construction Engineering, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>We report the progress of our research on seismic performance estimation of a
traditional thatched house in Ouchi-Juku, Fukushima prefecture, registered as an
IPDGHB in 1981, based on field surveys. First, we carried out a field survey of two
existing thatched houses to understand their structural properties and conducted
microtremor measurements of these houses and examined their ground to analyze their
vibrational characteristics. Based on vibration mode of the house, it was found that the
amplitude was large on the front side, which was used as often as a souvenir shop and
Japanese restaurant, because the front of the house had less walls. Finally, we
calculated the yield base shear coefficient as an indicator of seismic performance and
compared it with the regression functions of traditional town houses in Kyoto. It is
found that the thatched house in Ouchi-Juku had a higher shear force than a wooden
house in Kyoto.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Traditional wooden structure, H/V spectra, Natural frequency, Vibrational
mode, Yield base shear coefficient, Ouchi-juku.</p>
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