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- Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
- photos courtesy of Dr. David Lau, Carleton University
Damage to Building Structures
- Collapse of a parking structure during the Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994 California, Magnitude 6.8
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Collapse of the first storey of a corner building during the Great Hanshin (Kobe) earthquake, January 17, 1995, Japan, Magnitude 6.9
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- Collapse of the first storey because of soft storey effect (too much open space) during the Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake, January 17, 1995, Japan, Magnitude 6.9
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Collapse at a mid-height story of a highrise building in Kobe during the Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake, January 17, 1995, Japan, Magnitude 6.9
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- Collapse of the mid-height story of the Kobe city hall during the Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake, January 17, 1995, Japan, Magnitude 6.9
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Overturning of a building due to liquefaction failure of the foundation soil during the Kocaeli earthquake, Turkey, August 17, 1999, Magnitude 7.4
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