Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
photos courtesy of Dr. David Lau, Carleton University

Fault Rupture and Ground Deformation

Earthquake fault rupture on ground surface with a vertical offset of about 2m at a school athletic field from the Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan, September 20, 1999, Magnitude 7.6
 

Landslide caused the Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan, September 20, 1999, Magnitude 7.6

Fire Damage caused by Earthquakes

Damage caused by the earthquake induced fires during the Great Hanshin (Kobe) earthquake, January 17, 1995, Japan, Magnitude 6.9

  

    

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