Overview of Damage to Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Kumamoto
Emrah Tasdemir and Nicole Paul will be co-curators for the Reinforced Concrete Buildings topic on the Kumamoto Japan Earthquake Virtual Clearinghouse. Emrah Tasdemir is a PhD student at North Carolina State University. Nicole Paul works for the Advanced Technology + Research (AT+R) group at Arup in San Francisco as a Structural Analyst. Overview Based off of […]
Kumamoto Damage Extent by Google Earth 3D
“Google Earth has updated the 3D imagery for part of Kumamoto with imagery captured after the event. The extent of the damage to buildings is clear because the roofs have been patched with light blue tarpaulin that is highly visible.” (Google Earth Blog) Google Earth has also created a tour of the area showing all […]
Follow-Up to Preliminary Reconnaissance of the Northern South Island
Preliminary Updated Part 2 (16-17 November supplement to reporting on 15 November) Preliminary observations, Part 2
Map of Wellington CBD Buildings at Risk
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QuakeCoRE-GEER-EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Report
EERI Reconnaissance Team Report on the Muisne, Ecuador Earthquake
Video: Ecuador Earthquake Briefing Webinar
The presentations include: • Introduction and Overview of the Earthquakeby Forrest Lanning (M. EERI, 2009) | Download Presentation PDF File• Geotechnical Observations from the GEER-ATC Teamby Sissy Nikolaou (M. EERI, 2004) | Download Presentation PDF File | 3D Models (download file and view in your device’s pdf reader)• Damage Observed in the Ground Zero Zone of Portoviejoby Ana (Gabby) Haro (M. EERI, 2014) | Download Presentation PDF […]
Reinforced Concrete Buildings – Part 2: Jama, Calceta, Canoa, San Isidro, and Chone
Jama Jama, the capital of the Jama Canton, is located in the Manabí Province, 70 miles from the epicenter. Jama is a small town with a population of 30,000. Figure 1. Photo by La Hora, Ecuador News Figure 2. Photo by Facebook (Luis Alfredo Maldonado) Figure 3. Photo by Facebook (Luis Alfredo Maldonado) […]
Reinforced Concrete Buildings – Part 1: Pedernales, Manta, Portoviejo and Bahía de Caráquez
On April 16, 2016 a 7.8M earthquake struck the central coast of Ecuador. More than 650 people were killed and 4,605 people were injured during the first 72 hours. Over 22,420 people lost their homes and 166 schools presented medium to severe damage according to the Secretariat for Risk Management of Ecuador. Ductile reinforced concrete frame structures behave […]
Performance of high-rise buildings located in Manta during the 2016 Ecuador earthquake
(1) Professor, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador, P.O.BOX: 171-5-231B, rraguiar@espe.edu.ec (2) Ph.D. Candidate, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA, agharo@ncsu.edu; M. EERI Professor, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador, P.O.BOX: 171-5-231B, agharo@espe.edu.ec ABSTRACT This paper describes the seismic performance of a reinforced concrete building located in the […]