Earthquake Damage to Railroads

W. G. Byers Collection: 1979-1983

Thumbnail Image Image-B2101 Bar harbor. Settlement with formation of remarkable cracks at the surface. (Bar, Montenegro)
Thumbnail Image Image-B2102 Bar Harbor. Long, narrow area of settlement and deformation. (Bar, Montenegro)
Thumbnail Image Image-B2103 Bijela shipyard. Deformations of floodgate with pile foundation induced cracks in railroad tracks.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2104 Bijela shipyard. The railroad tracks received both vertical and horizontal displacements after cracking.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2105 Bijela shipyard. Detail of crushed railroad track and some resulting deformations.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2201 Overturned train. Note fault break.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2202 Overturned train. See GoddenJ3 for better, color image.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2203 Bent rails between El-Asnam and Oued Fodda.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2301 An example of damage ...

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