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Photos of Building and Bridge Damage

February 19, 2018
Photos by Mohsen Rahnama, Chesley Williams and Carlos Cabrera.
March 5, 2010, Risk Management Solutions (RMS).
On March 5, 2010, the first Risk Management Solutions (RMS) reconnassiance team landed at the Santiago Airport to begin their investigation into the impacts from the 2010 M8.8 Maule, Chile event. Team #1 is being led by Dr. Mohsen Rahnama, and he is  joined by Chesley Williams and Carlos Cabrera. Areas visited include Santiago and its surrounding regions, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Santa Cruz, Chépica, Teño, Curicó, Talca, and Concepción. Below are some photos from Team #1 in the field:
                                                        
  Figure 1. Failure of structure on the campus of Universidad de Talca.   Figure 2. Failure of bridge across the Rio Claro (along Ruta 5).
       
       
   
  Figure 3. Heavy damage to shear walls that lacked confinement in a tall apartment building in Viña del Mar.   Figure 4. This building experienced a dramatic failure above the 10th floor due to a discontinuity in the stiffness of structure (Concepcion).

RMS Team #2 left for Chile on March 10, 2010 and will rendezvous with the first team. Team #2 consists of: Dr. Hesaam Aslani, Agustin Rodriguez, Dr. Pooya Sarabandi, and Taronne Tabucchi.