京都都心部における防災性能を備えた木造住宅の設計手法と伝統的町家の耐震化に関する考察 : 木造の制震補強デバイスとしての粘弾性ダンパーの利用法の提案(建築計画)

Abstract

The traditional forms of Japanese houses are wooden structures, one of which is Machiya houses in the Kyoto urban area, that had been peculiarly developed in the sites with characteristic shape. However this style of house has been disappearing in modern times due to the vulnerability of wooden structures against such disasters as earthquake and fire. This new housing project proposes a disaster-preventive wooden house of a hybrid structural system, using modern and indigenous materials and equipment with visco-elastic dampers. Evidence also suggests that connection with neighboring traditional houses by visco-elastic dampers can be effective in preventing serious earthquake damage.