nisee

National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

 List of Slide Illustrations
 Earthquake 
Engineering
 Contents
 Ground Failure
 Ground Shaking
 Solutions
 Foundation
 Superstructure
 Construction
 Research

Causes or Sources of Earthquake Damage

Surface Faulting:

J2

Normal fault, scarp near Beni Rached, El Asnam

J3 

Overturned train, El Asnam

J4

Bent railroad, Guatemala

J5 

Damage to irrigation channel, Guatemala

J6-J9

Bridge collapse, Guatemala

J10

Rupture of water and sewage lines, San Fernando

J11

Damage to building in Sylmar area, San Fernando

Liquefaction:

J12

Tilting of houses due to liquefaction, Alaska

J13

Tilting of apartment buildings due to liquefaction, Niigata

J14

Collapse of Showa Bridge, Niigata

J15 

Fissure caused by liquefaction, Caucete

J16-J17

Damage to masonry house due to liquefaction, Caucete

J18

Tilting of flagpole due to liquefaction, Nihonkai-Chubu

Ground Shaking, Sliding Failures:

J19

2-story building, Coalinga

J20

1-story building, Coalinga

J21

Olive View Hospital, San Fernando

Ground Shaking, Vibration Failures:

J22

Wood-frame house, San Fernando

J23

Collapse of wooden porch, Coalinga

J24

Damage to unreinforced masonry, downtown Managua, Nicaragua

J25

Damage to unreinforced masonry walls, R/C building, Managua

J26

Unreinforced masonry church, Nicaragua

J27

Unreinforced masonry church, Guatemala

J28

Unreinforced infill walls in 2-story  R/C building, El Asnam

J29

Unreinforced brick building, Coalinga

J30

Masonry parapet, Coalinga

J31-J34

R/C buildings of the Olive View Hospital, San Fernando

J35

R/C water tower, El Asnam

J36-J37

Steel elevated water tanks, Imperial Valley

J38

Steel diagonal straps, 1-story building, San Fernando

J39-J41

Steel structure of Cordova Building, Alaska

Achieving Efficient Seismic Design

Importance of Integral Action of Foundation:

J42

Foundation damage to house, Nihonkai-Chubu

J43

Crane collapse, Nihonkai-Chubu

J44-J46

Oga Technical High School, Nihonkai-Chubu

J47-J48

210/5 Highway Interchange, San Fernando

J49

South Connector Overcrossing, 14/5 Interchange,
San Fernando

J50

Foothill Boulevard Undercrossing, San Fernando

Importance of Tying Together the Superstructure:

J51 

2-story building, Imperial Valley

J52

Chimney collapse, Coalinga

J53

Split-level house, San Fernando

J54

Sale and Service Building, Alaska

J55 

Stair tower collapse, Olive View Hospital, San Fernando

J56-J57

Primary school canopy failures

J58

Retrofit of highway bridge, Oakland, California

Importance of Avoiding Heavy Construction:

J59

Heavy roof on wooden house, San Fernando

J60

Heavy tile roof, Olive View Hospital, San Fernando

J61-J64

Unnecessary mass of earthfill, Olive View Hospital

Importance of Simplicity, Symmetry and Regularity of Layout:

J65

Torsional effect due to L-configuration

J66-J68

Torsional failure of Hotel Terminal, Guatemala

Importance of Uniform Distribution of Mass, Stiffness, Strength, Ductility:

J69-J70

Hotel Macuto Sheraton, Caraballeda, Venezuela

J71

Casa Micasa S.A. Building, Managua, Nicaragua

J72-J74

Olive View Hospital, San Fernando

J75

3-story apartment building, El Asnam

J76-J79

Imperial County Services Building, Imperial Valley

J80

Retrofit of soft story, multi-story building, San Francisco

Importance of Isolating or Integrating Non-Structural Components:

J81-J82

Industrial building, Coalinga

J83

Medical clinic, El Asnam

J84 

2-story R/C building, Managua, Nicaragua

J85

Mene Grande building, Caracas, Venezuela

J86

Capri Residencia Building, Caracas, Venezuela

J87

Coral Apartment Building, Caracas, Venezuela

J88

Plaza 1 Apartment Building, Caracas Venezuela

Importance of Multiple Defense Lines:

J89-J94

Banco Central and Banco de America, Managua, Nicaragua

Importance of Balanced Stiffness, Strength, and Ductility Between Members, Connections and Supports:

J95 

Mosque building, El Asnam

J96

Galerie Algerienne Building, El Asnam

J97

Niaguata Beach Club, Venezuela

J98

Four Seasons Apartment Building, Anchorage, Alaska

J99-J101

1200 L Street Apartment Building, Anchorage, Alaska

Importance of Construction Aspects

J102

Holy Cross Building, San Fernando

J103-J105

Olive View Hospital, San Fernando

J106-J107

J. C. Penny Building, Anchorage, Alaska

J108

Cite Al Naser Market Building, El Asnam

Research and Development

J109-J110

Test of R/C short column-spandrel deep girder subassemblage

J111

Test of R/C strong column-weak girder subassemblage

J112

Test of steel strong column-weak girder subassemblage

J113

1/5-scale model of 7-story R/C structure on shaking table

J114

Pacific Park Plaza Building, Emeryville, California

J115

Composite steel-R/C building, Japan

J116-J117

Steel column-tree prefabricate assemblies

J118-J119

Steel building with eccentric joints, San Diego, California

J120

Building with concrete cores and hanging steel framing

The University of California, Berkeley
Copyright 1997, The Regents of the University of California.
Structural Engineering Slide Library, W. G. Godden, Editor
Set J: Earthquake Engineering, V. V. Bertero

Site Design: Vivian Isaradharm,  Oct. 97.
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