University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The 1985 Chile earthquake: observations on earthquake-resistant construction in Vina del Mar

Wood, S.L.; Wight, J.K.; Moehle, J.P.

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SRS-532.pdf

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Title
The 1985 Chile earthquake: observations on earthquake-resistant construction in Vina del Mar
Author(s)
  • Wood, S.L.
  • Wight, J.K.
  • Moehle, J.P.
Issue Date
1987-02
Keyword(s)
  • Earthquake engineering
  • Chile -- Earthquakes
  • Earthquakes -- Chile
  • Reinforced concrete
Date of Ingest
2009-11-03T20:01:31Z
Abstract
On 3 March 1985, a major earthquake occurred near the coast of central Chile. The resort city of Vina del Mar is of particular interest from an engineering standpoint because approximately 400 moderate-rise reinforced concrete buildings and a strong-motion instrument were located in the city. The geology and seismicity of the Vina del Mar region, the development of seismic design provisions in Chile, and the ground motion records from the 1985 earthquake are described in the report. The structural characteristics of and damage in thirteen reinforced concrete buildings in Vina del Mar and Valparaiso are also described.
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-532
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14145
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
National Science Foundation Research Grants ECE 86-03789, ECE 86-03624, and ECE 06089

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Civil Engineering Studies: Structural Research Series PRIMARY