Report on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami [N9]

This session will provide a discussion of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that affected Tohoku, Japan. This discussion will include an overview of the specific damage caused by the ground motion, the nature of the damage caused by the tsunami, and the extent of the damage from these events. The focus of the discussion will be on the performance of the steel structures. There will also be a brief description of some of the recovery efforts ongoing as a result of these devastating events.

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