A Study of the Causes of Column Failures in the Imperial County Services Building During the 15 October 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake

Kreger, M.E.; Sozen, M.A.

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Title

A Study of the Causes of Column Failures in the Imperial County Services Building During the 15 October 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake

Author(s)

• Kreger, M.E.
• Sozen, M.A.

Issue Date

1983-08

Keyword(s)

• earthquake motions
• Reinforced concrete
• Columns, concrete.

Abstract

The Imperial County Services Building in El Centro, California, which was damaged by an earthquake on 15 October 1979 was studied to determine the specific causes of the failures. The studies included an experimental analysis of the structural system in the N-S direction. It was concluded that the critical column failures occurred almost at the end of the strong-motion duration and primarily because of large axial forces created by the special wall system used for the building.

Publisher

University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Civil Engineering Studies SRS-509

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

National Science Foundation Research Grant CEE 8-7160

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