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 […]
Damage Assessment of Muisne – 22 April 2016
Sahar Derakhshan, Kristen Hess, and Ezra Jampole will be co-curating the housing topic of EERI’s Clearinghouse on the Muisne, Ecuador earthquake. Sahar is an Assistant Specialist at PEER with backgrounds in Public Policy and Structural engineering; Kristen is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder studying sustainable infrastructure materials; Ezra is a PhD student […]
Initial Damage to Housing
Sahar Derakhshan, Kristen Hess, and Ezra Jampole will be co-curating the housing topic of EERI’s Clearinghouse on the Muisne, Ecuador earthquake. Sahar is an Assistant Specialist at PEER with backgrounds in Public Policy and Structural engineering; Kristen is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder studying sustainable infrastructure materials; Ezra is a PhD student […]
User-based development of open access maps to navigate the post-earthquake environment in Ecuador
Sahar Derakhshan, Kristen Hess, and Ezra Jampole will be co-curating the housing topic of EERI’s Clearinghouse on the Muisne, Ecuador earthquake. Sahar is an Assistant Specialist at PEER with backgrounds in Public Policy and Structural engineering; Kristen is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder studying sustainable infrastructure materials; Ezra is a PhD student at […]
Portoviejo Damage: Before and After Images
Portoviejo Damage: Before and After Images
Ecuador Earthquake Aerial Photos
Ecuador Earthquake Aerial Photos
Video: Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Observations of the April 16 Ecuador Earthquake
Video 1. PEER Seminar Series: Post-Earthquake Recconaissance Observations of the April 16 Ecuador Earthquake. Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Observations of the April 16 Ecuador Earthquake