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Field Teams: Hospital at Bondeno (FE)

February 4, 2018

This post presents some photos and observations from the Eucentre field teams when they visited a damaged hospital at Bondeno (FE).

Date: 25/05/2012

Category: Hospital

Typology: masonry / R.C.

Municipality: Bondeno (FE)

Distance from epicentre: 20 km

Damage typology

The oldest building of the hospital, featuring a masonry structure, shows medium to severe damages to the vertical structural elements at the first storey. Partition walls and floor structures have widespread damages. On the other side, the other 4 R.C. buildings suffered only minor damages.

 

   
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Figure 3.  Figure 4.