ABSTRACT
Honjo Brick Warehouse is constructed in 1896 in Honjo-city, Saitama, Japan. The wall construction is made of brick masonry and the roof truss is a king post truss. In this chapter the authors discusses the structural assessment for the renovation and reinforcement design. In the renovation, the use was set as a small city hall and museum. After the renovation, it is planned to reinvigorate the local travel industry by the link of Tomioka silk mill in Gunma prefecture, which was registered as World heritage site in 2014. The authors conducts various tests for renovation design such as strength laboratory test of brick masonry wall, vibration test of brick masonry wall, strength test of reinforcement by anchor bolt, and investigation of ground condition, etc. Based on the tests, They confirms the structural assessment for earthquake resistance after renovation. In the assessment, it is focused on that the destruction mode to the outer surface of brick wall.
