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Preliminary Investigation of Structural Damage, San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971
The report contains information and photographs obtained during a preliminary investigation of structural damage caused by the San Fernando Valley, California Earthquake of 9 February 1971. Since the damage was quite widespread, the failures of only a few residential homes, commercial buildings and freeway bridges were inspected. Larger structures visited were a hydraulic fill dam which almost failed completely, two large Veterans Administration Hospital buildings, that collapsed, and the Los Angeles County Olive View Medical Center.
Preliminary Investigation of Structural Damage, San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971
The report contains information and photographs obtained during a preliminary investigation of structural damage caused by the San Fernando Valley, California Earthquake of 9 February 1971. Since the damage was quite widespread, the failures of only a few residential homes, commercial buildings and freeway bridges were inspected. Larger structures visited were a hydraulic fill dam which almost failed completely, two large Veterans Administration Hospital buildings, that collapsed, and the Los Angeles County Olive View Medical Center.
Preliminary Investigation of Structural Damage, San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971
S. K. Takahashi (author) / S. B. Nosseir (author)
1971
46 pages
Report
No indication
English
Mineral Industries , Earthquakes , California , Damage , Structures , Reinforced concrete , Dams , Standards , Earthquake-resistant structures , Bridges , Construction materials , Failure(Mechanics) , Buildings , Wood , Photographs , Cracks , Beams(Structural) , Reviews , San Fernando(California) , San Fernando Earthquake , Building codes