Abstract
A number of important risk factors for physical injury during earthquakes are identified and quantified using data on the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake which hit California. Among the factors analyzed are: entrapment location, construction materials used in the damage structure and the behavior of the building components during the main shock. Results indicate that man-made structures pose the greatest threat of physical injury during an earthquake.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 78-79 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction - Washington, DC, USA Duration: Dec 3 1996 → Dec 5 1996 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction |
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| City | Washington, DC, USA |
| Period | 12/3/96 → 12/5/96 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering