1. PhD student, Department of Civil Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan, Telephone: +81 83 3498 9568; Telefax: +81 48 855 1378, E-mail: s07de054@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp
2. Professor, Geosphere Research Institute, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan, Telephone: +81 48 858 9239, Telefax: +81 48 855 1378, E-mail: jkuwano@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp
3. Assistant senior researcher, Earthquake and Structural Engineering, Structures Technology Division, Railway Technical Research Institute, 2-8-38 Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-8540, Japan, Telephone: +81 42 573 7394, Telefax: +81 42 573 5326, E-mail: izawa@rtri.or.jp
4. Assistant Professor, Geosphere Research Institute, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan, Telephone: +81 48 858 9002, Telefax: +81 48 855 1378, Email: stachi@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp