A Case Study: Damage to the Metropolitan Oakland International Airport Caused by the Loma Prieta Earthquake

Abstract

On 17 October 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake struck near Santa Cruz, CA. Damage occurred as far away as 60 miles from the earthquake's epicenter. Of particular concern was damage to transportation systems such as the Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (MOIA). Approximately 3,000 ft of the MOIA runway was damaged due to the earthquake. This report documents the damage that occurred at MOIA, possible reasons for the damage occurring, the effort that made the damaged portion of the runway operational again, and possible solutions for reducing the susceptibility of the site to damage from future earthquakes. Density, Epicenter, Metropolitan Oakland, Dredged sandfill, Liquefaction, International Airport, Earthquake, Loma Prieta

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA269386

Entities

People

  • Barney A. Ballerga
  • William P. Grogan

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Airports
  • Case Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Earthquakes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Epicenters
  • Excavation
  • International Airports
  • Materials
  • Pore Pressure
  • Sea Level
  • Transportation
  • United States

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Seismology