Preliminary Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Observations of the September 21, 1999, Ji-Ji, Taiwan Earthquake

A report of the Taiwan-US Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Reconnaissance Team
October 8, 1999

N. Abrahamson, J. P. Bardet, R, Boulanger, J. Bray, Y.-W. Chan, C.-Y. Chang, C.-H. Chen, L. Harder, A-B. Huang, S. Huang, J.W. Ju, S. Kramer, M.-J. Kuo, W. F. Lee, H-L. Lin, C-H. Loh, C-Y. Ou, R. Seed, J.-D. Shen, N. Sitar, J. Stewart, L. Teng, J. I. Sun, and R. Wright.

Outline

Background Information

  • Initial Reconnaissance Team
  • Acknowledgments
  • Summary
  • Location of Casualties and Damages
  • Tectonics and Strong Motions

    • Photographic Observations

  • Aerial Surveys of Damaged Areas
  • Bridges
  • Harbor of Taichung
  • Yuanlin
  • Fengyuan
  • Chao-lin Landslide
  • Southern Areas
  • Puli
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