Seismic reinforcement of the outer sanctuary, which was constructed in 1958. The outer sanctuary, constructed in 1958, was reinforced without the use of a steel frame to maintain its existing appearance, but was required to be strong enough to withstand a major earthquake of magnitude 6 or higher. A seismic diagnosis and reinforcement design was carried out using limit capacity calculations, and reinforcement was carried out using traditional techniques whose effectiveness was verified by experiments.

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Shinkenchiku February 2012 issue 48P