Seismic Test Site in Bhutan

by: NakagawaLab

Seismic Test Site in Bhutan is a smaller VRChat world by NakagawaLab, released in July 2023. It runs on PC, and holds up to 32 players per instance.

This world is a digital twin of the seismic test site of the Department of Culture （DOC） of the Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs in Thimphu‚ Bhutan․ The test site was established to develop the protection method of traditional Bhutanese architecture made with rammed earth and stone masonry techniques from earthquake damage․ In this world‚ visitors can see full-scale specimens‚ papers‚ posters‚ and videos related to the project․ In addition‚ visitors may be able to see a specimen collapsing in the face of a major earthquake․ The real test site was established by the joint research project between Japan and Bhutan‚ ＂Project for Evaluation and Mitigation of Seismic Risk for Composite Masonry Buildings in Bhutan （led by Prof․ Takayoshi Aoki）․＂ This world is produced by NakagawaLab （Masaya Furukawa‚ Ayano Yamanaka‚ Kaito Kakiuchi‚ Yuki Terada‚ Ken Sonobe‚ Kotaro Kishie‚ Ryu Nakagawa） with DDM and DOC․

Tags: bhutan japan (Japan) jica jst research