What are the characteristics of their house structure in Japan where earthquakes occur all the year round?

Japan is a country with many earthquakes, so it also has the characteristics of earthquake resistance in the structure of houses.

There are many earthquakes in Japan every year, but you will find that even under the attack of earthquakes, some buildings in Japan are well preserved, which shows that the earthquake resistance of their local buildings is very remarkable. For the Japanese, when building houses, they will also choose some materials with better seismic performance according to geographical reasons. For example, steel houses, then wooden houses that we often see, and finally houses with reinforced concrete structures.

Friends who have traveled to Japan should find that some tall buildings in Japan are mostly steel structures, so they have good earthquake resistance. Moreover, some houses are mostly made of wood, although their seismic capacity is a little worse than that of steel, they can meet their daily needs. Brick materials that are often used in other countries cannot be found in Japan. Moreover, in order to improve the seismic capacity of the building again, they will reinforce the building structure, and generally speaking, the most important thing is to change the shape of the structure.

These structures can absorb the destructive force brought by the earthquake, thus achieving the anti-seismic effect. Most houses in Japan are square, and the foundation is generally triangular, because triangles are more stable and can play a role in strengthening during earthquakes. When they build houses, in addition to the above aspects, they will also adopt shock absorption and isolation structures. For example, installing elastic pads in the foundation and superstructure can reduce the impact of earthquakes.

Moreover, when Japanese houses are under construction, they need an earthquake-resistant report to start construction.