Strong-Motion Records at Army Hospitals in California from the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 17 October 1989

Abstract

Since 1982 there have been strong-motion seismic recording systems to measure ground motions and the resulting responses of representative engineered Army Structures during strong local earthquakes. Two of these systems are installed in the Army hospitals on Presidio of San Francisco and at Fort Ord, CA. On 17 October 1989 a major seismic event, the Loma Prieta earthquake, occurred near these California-based strong-motion systems. Data from the Loma Prieta earthquake are published in this report. Also included is information about the seismic instrumentation systems that gathered the data, the hospitals in which the systems are installed, and a summary of the damage observed to those structures. (mm)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230290

Entities

People

  • James B. Gambill
  • John R. Hayes Jr.
  • Pamalee A. Brady
  • William J. Gordon

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Cassettes
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dynamic Response
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Earthquakes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Far Infrared Radiation
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Power Supplies
  • Recording Systems
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Standards
  • Structural Response

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