EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF SEWERAGE PIPE LINE FACILITIES

As may be gathered from the fact that Japan is known as an earthquake archipelago, the country has experienced earthquakes in numerous areas in the past and has suffered from great damage as a result of these. Although the need for earthquake resistance measures in pipe line faci lities has increased as a result of this earthquake damage, there is s till a shortage of information regarding sewerage pipe materials that are earthquake resistant. In order to rectify this situation, Japan In stitute of Wastewater Engineering Technology (JIWET) has brought toget her sewerage pipe materials that are considered to be both earthquake resistant and suited to open-cut method (which is the main element req uired in discussing the seismic resistance of sewerage pipe line syste ms) in a publication known as ''Technical Data on Earthquake Resistant Sewerage Pipe Line Materials - Special Edition'' (hereinafter referre d to as the Technical Data). Copyright (C) 1996 IAWQ. Published by Els evier Science Ltd.