Infrastructure damage by the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu earthquake. Paper presented at the 27th joint meeting of the U.S.-Japan cooperative program in natural resources, panel on wind and seismic effects.

Seismic damage caused by the Hyogoken Nanbu earthquake of January 17, 1995 is described. Descriptions of the damage of highway bridges, slopes, river hydraulic facilities, dams, sewerage facilities, retaining walls and underground structures are given.