Preliminary Investigation of Structural Damage, San Fernando, California, Earthquake of February 9, 1971.

Abstract

The report contains information and photographs obtained during a preliminary investigation of structural damage caused by the San Fernando Valley, California Earthquake of 9 February 1971. Since the damage was quite widespread, the failures of only a few residential homes, commercial buildings and freeway bridges were inspected. Larger structures visited were a hydraulic fill dam which almost failed completely, two large Veterans Administration Hospital buildings, that collapsed, and the Los Angeles County Olive View Medical Center.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733658

Entities

People

  • S. B. Nosseir
  • S. K. Takahashi

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Earthquakes
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Seismology
  • Urban Planning and Geography.