Observations from the EERI Steel and Industrial Buildings Team
The team left Santiago early and drove towards Concepcion. Road was in very good condition. We arrived at Las Aldea, just west of Chillan at 12:30PM, where we made a first stop at the Arauco cellulous plant (Figure 1). Made contact with PR personnel but were unable to enter as visits are not permitted at […]
Photos of earthquake impacts
Figure 1. Damage to wine tank, Curico. Figure 2. San Francisco church, Curico. Figure 3. Independency square, Concepcion. Figure 4. Collapse of steel silos in Concepcion. Figure 5. Confined masonry construction in Curepto. Figure 6. Heavy structural damage to factory in Parral Figure 7. Collapsed bridge in Tubul. Figure 8. Partial […]
Observations from the EERI Team
3/13/10 Church in central Santiago. Damaged elements at top of spire. Characteristic damage to masonry viewed from inside. Photos 999, 1001, 989 below. Church in central Santiago. View from interior. Characteristic damage. Photos 1004, 1012, 1020 Los Leones building viewed from back. Characteristic wall crushing in first subterranean level. Photos 1048, 1042 3/14/10 Building in Santiago. Damage […]
Photo of Overpass collapse onto rail tracks
Photos from the EERI Structural Team
Figure 1. Good conditions with little to no apparent damage in typical buildings around the square in Chillan. Figure 2. Broken glass around […]
Humboldt State University Preliminary Tsunami Survey Team Report April 3, 2010
Read the Report: Humboldt State University Preliminary Tsunami Survey Team Report April 3, 2010 (715 kB PDF) Download Humboldt State Road Log with Pictures here (Google Earth KMZ file 8MB)
Lessons from Haiti and Chile and How to Prepare for Future Disasters
As Haiti and Chile move from disaster response to recovery–and after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook northern Mexico and southern California Sunday–it is time to step back and extract larger lessons from the quakes in Haiti and Chile. The first lesson is that Haiti and Chile are worlds apart. In its 2009 Human Development Index, […]
The 27 February 2010 Central South Chile Earthquake: Emerging Research Needs and Opportunities
Read the Report: The 27 February 2010 Central South Chile Earthquake: Emerging Research Needs and Opportunities (2.98 MB PDF)
Preliminary report from CSSC Team
See the Google reconnaissance map: Baja Earthquake M7.2 April 4, 2010aja Earthquake M7.2 April 4, 2010 If you have trouble getting in, send Fred and email at FredTurnerSE@gmail.com This map will be updated with a few notes and more points from the field visit and possibly more links in a few days. In addition, Fred posted a […]
Observations from the Sierra El Mayor earthquake (Northern Baja California Earthquake)
Read the Preliminary Report: Brief Report – EERI Clearinghouse – UCSD Team (1.8 MB PDF) Read the Final Report: Observations from the Sierra El Mayor earthquake (Northern Baja California Earthquake) (9.6 MB PDF)