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- Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
- photos courtesy of Dr. David Lau, Carleton University
Damage to Steel Tanks
- Buckling failure at the base of a steel water storage tank during the Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994 California, Magnitude 6.8
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Earthquake induced failure and subsequent fire damage to steel oil storage tanks in a oil refinery during the Kocaeli earthquake, Turkey, August 17, 1999, Magnitude 7.4
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Damage to steel liquid storage tanks during the Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan, September 20, 1999, Magnitude 7.6
Damage to Harbour Structures
- Damage caused by movement of the harbour retaining structure during the Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake, January 17, 1995, Japan, Magnitude 6.9
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Damage to dock yard of a harbour because of liquefaction failure of the soil during the Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan, September 20, 1999, Magnitude 7.6
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