Observations from FHWA/UJNR/EERI Reconnaissance Team for Bridge Damage Investigation
US TeamW. Philip Yen, US side Chair of T/C G, Federal Highway AdministrationIan Buckle, Professor, University of Nevada, RenoDavid Frost, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, AtlantaLee Marsh, Senior Project Manager, Berger/ABAM Engineers, SeattleShideh Dashti, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, BoulderEric Monzon, Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno Japan TeamTetsuro Kuwabara, Japan side Chair of T/C […]
Tohoku, Japan, Earthquake and Tsunami Of 2011: Survey of Coastal Structures
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The Tohoku, Japan, Tsunami of March 11, 2011: Effects on Structures
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Effects of the 2011 Tohoku Japan Earthquake on Steel Structures
US Team James M. Ricles, Professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA (Group Leader) Dimitrios G. Lignos, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Jay Love, Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, CA, USA Japan Team Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan Taichiro Okazaki, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan […]
Louisa County High School Damage
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Residential & Business Damage
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Building Damage
From: “5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast”, New York Times, Katharine Q. Seelye In Mineral, Va., a town about of about 500 people located four miles from the quake’s center, residents reported extensive damage to items inside homes. China shattered and pictures fell off walls. From: “5.8 quake hits Va.; Felt along U.S. East Coast” , AP At Reagan National Airport […]
Damage to Fire Station & Gilboa Church
Figure 1. Fire Station Damage –201 1st Street, Mineral, VA The fire fighters described a ripple in the floor during the earthquake. The fire station was built in three parts. The back part was built in 1975, the middle part was 1950’s and the front part with the main truck bay was building in […]
Photos of Earthquake Damage
Damage to structures with asmolen floors (similar to flat plate): Figure 1 Figure 2 Damage to village masonry houses: Figure 3 Figure 4
Initial Impressions from Erdem Canbay, METU
Van’da sadece 6 bina toptan gocmus. Sayi cok az ve bundan dolayi cok ilginc. 6 binanin kalintilari kaldirildiktan sonar kalanlar (bodrum ve zemin kat) incelenmeli. Hepsinde de tuyler urpenten ipucalari bulunabilir diye dusunuyorum. Soylentiler cok; bircok kolonun alan kazanmak icin kesildigi yonunde. Only six buildings in Van collapsed. The serious damage is limited and that […]