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Building Performance in the 1972 Managua Earthquake

R. N. Wright / S. Kramer

Following the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquake of December 23, 1972, a team of engineers representing the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) performed field investigations in Managua, Nicaragua, from December 26, 1972, to January 4, 1973. The objectives were to assist the Nicaraguan government in surveying major buildings to determine whether each was suitable for emergency use, repairable, or appropriate for clearance. The team also viewed the patterns of successful performance and damage to identify needs for improvements in building practices for mitigation of earthquake hazards and opportunities for more detailed investigations which could provide information for future improvements in practices. (Modified author abstract)

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Building Performance in the 1972 Managua Earthquake

R. N. Wright / S. Kramer

Following the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquake of December 23, 1972, a team of engineers representing the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) performed field investigations in Managua, Nicaragua, from December 26, 1972, to January 4, 1973. The objectives were to assist the Nicaraguan government in surveying major buildings to determine whether each was suitable for emergency use, repairable, or appropriate for clearance. The team also viewed the patterns of successful performance and damage to identify needs for improvements in building practices for mitigation of earthquake hazards and opportunities for more detailed investigations which could provide information for future improvements in practices. (Modified author abstract)

Building Performance in the 1972 Managua Earthquake

R. N. Wright / S. Kramer

Following the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquake of December 23, 1972, a team of engineers representing the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) performed field investigations in Managua, Nicaragua, from December 26, 1972, to January 4, 1973. The objectives were to assist the Nicaraguan government in surveying major buildings to determine whether each was suitable for emergency use, repairable, or appropriate for clearance. The team also viewed the patterns of successful performance and damage to identify needs for improvements in building practices for mitigation of earthquake hazards and opportunities for more detailed investigations which could provide information for future improvements in practices. (Modified author abstract)

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Title:

Building Performance in the 1972 Managua Earthquake

Contributors:

R. N. Wright (author) / S. Kramer (author)

Publication date:

1973

Size:

157 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Building Industry Technology , Earthquakes , Nicaragua , Buildings , Seismic epicenter , Damage assessment , Structural analysis , Earthquake resistant structures , Building codes , Managua(Nicaragua) , Earthquake engineering

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