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- Title
- Northridge, California Earthquake of January 17, 1994: Performance of Gas Transmission Pipelines.
- File
- PB94204989.pdf
- Author(s)
- O'Rourke, T. D.; Palmer, M. C.
- Source
- National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., May 16, 1994, 90 p.
- Abstract
- On January 17, 1994 at 4:31 a.m., a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Epicentered in the San Fernando Valley town of Northridge, California, the earthquake caused serious damage to buildings and sections of elevated freeways; ignited at least one hundred fires as it ruptured gas pipelines; and disrupted water supply systems. This reconnaissance report provides a performance analysis of gas transmission lines, both during this earthquake and during previous earthquakes, in Southern California.
- Keywords
- Natural gas pipelines; Damage assessment; California; San Fernando Valley; Natural gas distribution systems; Northridge earthquake; Los Angeles (California); Earthquakes