Outline
1l Chi-Chi Earthquakel Construction process and concept ofearthquake museuml Earthquake museum galleryl Science education activityl Managementl Conclusions

Chi-Chi Earthquake
2l Date and Time: Sep 21, 1999, 1:47aml Depth: 8.0 kml Richter magnitude scale (ML): 7.3l Moment magnitude scale (MW): 7.6l Fault length: about 100 kml Duration of the main shock: 90 sec

Chi-Chi Earthquakel Disaster area: Central Taiwanl Death: 2,455; Missing: 50; Seriously injury: 758l Collapsed Houses: 50,644l Half Collapsed Houses: 53,317

4l Construction Process and Conceptof Earthquake MuseumOriginl Memorization:The people die in Chi-Chi earthquakel Reflection: the mistake of the pastl Education: to establish correct disaster prevention
education material

5Policy Decision
6l The Earthquake Post-Disaster Recovery
Commission decided to establish museum on16
Nov 1999.
l Ministry of Education invite Ministry of theInterior,Council for Cultural Affairs and National
Science Council to feasibility assessment thisproject.

Location Selection Criteria
7l 1.The collapse building and the fault;standard EQ sitesl 2.convienintl 3.Settlements degree the planl 4.sustainable management

Final Dicision to Establish
8l Choice locations: Taichung City, TaichungCounty,Nantou County.
l Kuangfu Junior High School in Taichung County waschosen as the site of the museum.
l Last decision:The fault cross the track field of theschool ; separate the school to two part; collapse
buildings; river embankment fracture and raised up 2M,
track field fractue and raised up 3M;the length of fault is340M.

Position
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The general situation of the process 	 10l 1.The first stage: NT$ 1.5 billion;l Fault gallery;Imagine gallery:l Open on 21 sep 2004l 2.The second stage: NT$ 6.5 billionl Engineering gallery;Disaster prevention gallery;
Reconstruction gallery ;parking areal Open on 21 sep 2007l 3.Total budgets : NT$ 8 billion

goal	 11

protect	 himself	 on	 the	 next	 EQ	 

Education	 
center	 Disaster	 
prevention	 To	 promote	 
EQ	 Knowledge	 

Correct	 EQ	 knowledge	 

EQ	 
exhibition	 
center	 preserve	 the	 memory	 Design Concept 	 
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Remember history ■ prepare for the future
Faulty gallery

Engineeringgallery

Imaginegallery

DisasterPrevention
gallery

Resconstruction
gallery

Explainthe EQ

Building
structure

Rememberthe EQDisasterprevention

Reconstruction
experiencepastnow

Attract thevisitor

1stage2stage1stageFace to the future
2stagelEarthquake museum
galleryFault14
gallery

Reconstruction
gallery

Disasterprevention
galleryEngineering
gallery

ImaginegalleryFault Gallery
15l Explain the causes of Chi-Chi EQl Chelungpu fault exhibition.
l To preserve the earthquake site:connect the public
collective memory, througth the landscape andexhibiton to realize the earth science.

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Engineering Gallery19l Collapse building àSecurity buildingl Laboratory concept:Interactive display the building
stucturel Exhibition topics : Security building, shock absorptionof advanced building technologies: security urban plan.
l Exhibition themes:Establishing security building;interactive structure modle; interactive shock
absorption of advanced building technologies; publicengineering seismic technology and contingency
measures.

Engineering Gallery	 20l Conserve the collapse building;exhibit the repair
methods and anti-seismic techniquesàTo explain
the reasons of collapseàThe improvementstrategy.
l Purpose:To teach how to built the anti-seimicbuilding and design the anti-seimic urban plan.

Collspse buildings

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Conserve Collapse pillers

Repair pillers

Outdoor exhibition

Collapse piller

Reinforcing construction exhibition
CFRP補強鋼版補強

RC翼牆補強擴柱補強Outdoor exhibitions

wing walls,
reinforcing
construction
methodcolumnreinforcement
extendedconstruction
method 23

steel plate
reinforcedconstruction
methodCFRP
reinforcement
construction
methodImagine Gallery
24l Precious memoesyàFace to the future.
l Exhibition: the imagine of Chi-Chi earthquakeàRecord the memoryl 3 theaters:To attract people visit our museum.

Imagine Gallery25l 3-D Theater:4k high-resolution three-dimensional
projection display the 3D movie,2 movies; open on sep
2009.
l Earthquake Theater:The room to simulated earthquake
intensity 6,experience the EQ.
l Truth theater:A drama describe the resconstruction storyof the affected households.

Theaters
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EQ TheaterC

震動平台平面圖A 剖面圖B 剖面圖2F 平面圖

1F 平面圖C 剖面圖27

Disaster Prevention Gallery28l Purpose:Face to the futurel To establish a correct concept of disasterprevention 。
l Exhibitiob:The force of the nature; simulation
display area of collapsed buildings;Chi-Chi EQ
story-telling room.

Disaster Prevention Gallery	 29l Experience relief process exhibitionl Disaster journey to the west exhibition: To use
the traditional shadow play exhibit the process ofthe disaster prevention ; including fire, noise ,earthquake, aloft work...., Open on 2009.

Outdoor CPR Zone

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Reconstruction Galleryl Purpose:Record the reconstruction processà
Transmission rebuilding experience àThe
efficiency of the reconstruction process andcorrect reconstruction policy on the next EQ .
l 10 anniversity special exhibition of Chi-Chi EQ :Open on 21 Sep 200931

Reconstruction Gallery
Five topics of the exhibition:
1.The moment:The emergency response
measures of government, the process ofsearch and rescue .
2.Policies and regulations : Government
emergency disposal policy,Emergency
Order and issued decrees, cadastralsurveys,volunteers.

Reconstruction Gallery
3. Resettlement:Prefab, Rent subsidies andoffers to buy the country house.
4.Reconstruction: Public works
reconstruction, community renewal, thereconstruction of life and industry
reconstruction.
5. Reflection and Change:Change building
code, urban plan,Earthquake Insurance
Foundation,Chi-Chi Earthquake Museum.

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lScience Education Activity

Science Education Activityl1.First seasonàbuilding structurel2.Second seasonàgeologyl3.Third seasonàdisaster preventionl4.Fourth seasonàblessing the memorylHandled various activities in different seasons.

The first season activitieslContent:Building structurelMonopolylStory Time-Three PigslDome BuildinglNoodle Houses and Noodle Bridges

Monopoly

Story Time-Three Pigs

Dome BuildingDome BuildingNoodle Houses

NoodleBridges

Noodle Houses

The second season activitesl Content: geology;earth sciencel Hands-on Seismographl The rock cyclel Earthquake Cattle operal Adventures of the gallery

Hands-on SeismographEarthquake Cattle Opera

The rock cycle activity

Metamorphic rock andSedimentary rock activity

Hands-on toys

Adventures of the gallery

The third season activitiesl Content:Mud flowl Story Time-Planted Treesl The Critical Momentl Emergency Contact Cardl Rain barrell Emergency Evacuation backpackl Hands-on Mudflow daml CPR

Story Time-Planted Trees

Story Time-Planted Trees

The Critical Moment

Emergency Contact Card

Rain barrel

Emergency Evacuation backpack

Hands-on Mudflow Dam

CPRThe fourth season activitylContent:memory and blessinglWorksheets-About the memorylBlessing CardlStory TimelThe Next Critical Moment

Worksheets-About the memory

Worksheets-About the memory

Blessing Card

Blessing Card

Story Time-Say Goodbye to Friends

Story Time-Wings of Hope

Story Tims-The Gift from Friends

The Next Critical Moment

lManagement

Management	 
lDisaster imagine: rupture of the earth,collapse
building, falling bridge, fireàTear, collapse,dangerous, rupture.
lOur hope:Sutre,safe,steady, warm,rebuiltlBuilding concepts:
Sutre,reason of the EQ, safe building, memory,disaster prevention, reconstruction.
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Managementl Management concepts:diversity ,simplified,system,earth science,EQ resistance building,memory, disaster prevention,reconstruction.	 

How to face the future? 	 
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Education methods are the best way.
We translate the memory into education material.
statistic

dynamicLive
lessonsexhibition

memoryEducation
activity

interestingknowledge

Protect

Management85l Direction:Science and disaster prevention educationl High quality Interpretation servicel Science and disaster educational activities on everyweekends.
l The victims of the natural disaster become thevolunteers that provides their diaster experience tovisters.

Managementl The volunteers response the interpretation service
and education activityl Every gallery has the Disaster Preventation
Education Cornor.
l Offer earth science,EQ and disaster prevention
education materials to school-based servicesl Disaster schoolàScience education baseàDisaster prevention base

Visitors and ticket sales
year2007
2008
2009

visitors
316,558
352,763347,274

Ticket sales
NT$ 2,229,350
NT$ 4,530,430
NT$ 4,539,530

Visitor Structure
Chi-ChiEQ

1999

firstopen

second 3D theater
open
Special exhibition

2004
85% students
15% adults

2007 2008 2009
65% students
35% adults

lConclusions	 Conclusions
90l Purpose:Through the natural sciences, humanities,
history, the three presentation-oriented and educational
activities, awareness of the natural phenomenon ofearthquakes; understanding the origin of the disasters andthe nature stress; establish a correct concept of disasterprevention ;to learn how to proctect himself and help
each others; reduce future earthquake losses.
l Value:After 10 years, we save earthquake ruins here andothers disapper, we save earthquake memory and help
people face to their future.

Conclusions	 
91l To establish an earthquake museum is importantàDisaster prevention educationà Reduce futureearthquake lossesl The exhibition content must be diversity to sustainable
managementl The exhibition of the fault section strength the valueof earth science.
l Try to translate the memory into the Educationmaterial.
l Adjust the sad memory , turn to the hope of thereconctruction.

Conclusions
92l Disaster prevention education is the hope of the future,so develop the interested disaster prevention education
activities is a necessary investigation.
l The investigation of the disaster prevention education isthe cheapest way to the society.
l The volunteers who are victims of a natural disaster
help the society stand firm.

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Thank	 you!