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Resource Category: Buildings

Observations from the EERI Steel and Industrial Buildings Team

We left Santiago at 9:30 AM towards Curicó, which is a small town about 200 Km south of Santiago. One of the major industries in the region is the wine industry from vineyard caring to wine production and bottling. In the aftermath of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks the wine industry has sustained a substantial […]

Observations from the EERI Steel and Industrial Buildings Team

The team left Concepcion at 8:30 AM and drove towards Santiago northbound on Ruta 5. Road was in good condition although the traffic was directed to the southbound roadway due to loss of roadway in the northbound direction e.g., in Miraflores (Figure 4). North of Rancagua we observed several damaged bridges e.g. at Graneros, Libertador […]

Photos from the EERI Structural Team

3/17/10 Department store in Concepcion after looting and being set afire. Figure 1 below Midrise concrete building in Concepcion. Significant damage to concrete walls over nearly entire height of building. Lateral system features two longitudinal walls running NW/NE with transverse walls. Transverse walls heavily damaged in at least first and second stories. Figure 2, Figure […]

Reconstruction Information and Resources

This website showcases severely damaged reinforced high-rises in Santiago: CIPER – Centro de Investigacion e Informacion Periodistica This site offers specifications that guide the reconstruction of damaged homes: Chile Government: Serviu Region Del Maule The site presents the Chilean emergency reconstruction program: Ministry of Housing and Urbanity, Government of Chile

Photos of Building Damage in Santiago

Damage in Emerald building (Arrizabal)     Figure 1.  Figure 2.      Figure 3.   Figure 4.            Building damage in Maipu     Figure 1.  Figure 2.          Figure 3.