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Title
Report on the Whittier-Narrows, California Earthquake of October 1, 1987.
File
PB88187752.pdf
Author(s)
Pantelic, J.; Reinhorn, A.
Source
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1987, 34 p.
Identifying Number(s)
NCEER-87-0026
Abstract
An abbreviated report of the findings of a post-earthquake reconnaissance team from the National Center for Earthquake Engineering. Surveys structural behavior and policy issues.
Keywords
Structures; Emergency planning; Damage; Disasters; Disaster relief; Responses; Loads (Forces); Economic factors; Hazards; Safety; Bridge foundations; Foundations; Insurance; Construction; Foreign technology; Buildings; Recovery; Disaster recovery; Mortality; Emergencies; Walls; Ground motion; Disaster planning; Health; Earthquakes