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- Title
- Performance of HUD-Affiliated Properties during the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
- File
- PB95174488.pdf
- Author(s)
- Todd, D.; Anderson, E.; Carino, N.; Cheok, G.; Chung, R.; Gross, J.; Phan, L.; Schultz, A. E.; Shenton, H. W.; Taylor, A.; Yancey, C. W. C.
- Source
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., August 1994, 60 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NISTIR-5488
- Abstract
- The magnitude 6.8 January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake was centered under the densely populated San Fernando Valley northeast of Los Angeles, California. At the request of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted field observations of multi-family residences three stories or more in height in the affected area for the purposes of identifying common damage states in residential construction. Sixty-nine HUD-affiliated sites, totalling 425 buildings and over 10,000 living units, were visually examined from the exterior and interior. By collecting information primarily on damaged buildings, it was possible to identify typical types and degrees of damage to residential buildings.
- Keywords
- Damage assessment; Southern Region (California); Nonstructural damage; Structural vibration; California; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Performance evaluation; Multifamily housing; US HUD; Soil structure interactions; Residential buildings; Structural damage; Seismic effects; Northridge Earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis