Practical lessons from the Loma Prieta earthquake : report from a symposium sponsored by the Geotechnical Board and the Board on Natural Disasters of the National Research Council : symposium held in conjunction with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

Conference Name:

Symposium on Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1993 : San Francisco, Calif.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Earthquake effects--California--San Francisco Bay Area--Congresses.

Buildings.

Emergency management--California--San Francisco Bay Area--Congresses.

Emergency management.

Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--Congresses.

Earthquakes.

Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989--Congresses.

Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reviews research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it's practical lessons that can be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. This work contains papers presented at a symposium on the earthquake and includes an overview written by the committee offering recommendations to improve seismic safety and earthquake awareness.

Contents:

PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Overview: Lessons And Recommendations From The Committee For The Symposium On Practical Lessons From...

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

EARTH SCIENCES

GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

PLANNING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

NOTE ON SUPPORTING SOURCES

1 Legacy Of The Loma Prieta Earthquake: Challenges To Other Communities

INTRODUCTION

THE NEED TO REACH OUT

THE NEED FOR SUSTAINED ADVOCACY

IRREVERSIBLE CHANGE

ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY

IF YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT, DON'T DO IT

THE ABILITY TO PREDICT DAMAGE

CONCLUSION

2 The Geotechnical Aspects

OVERVIEW

LIQUEFACTION

Occurrence And Recurrence

Settlements

Lateral Spreading

Fill Densification As A Result Of Earthquake Shaking

Improved Ground

SITE AMPLIFICATION AND RESPONSE SPECTRA

SLOPES, FILLS, AND EMBANKMENTS

Natural Slopes

Engineered Embankments And Dams

Sanitary And Hazardous Waste Landfills

WATERFRONT CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES, PIERS, AND LATERAL RETAINING STRUCTURES

FOUNDATIONS

TUNNELS AND UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE

Liquefaction

Site Amplification

Slopes, Fills, And Embankments

Waterfront Containment Structures, Piers, And Retaining Structures

Foundations

Underground Structures

Areas For Future Concern

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

DISCUSSANTS' COMMENTS: GEOTECHNICAL ISSUES

William Cotton, William Cotton &amp

Associates

Maurice S. Power, Geomatrix Consultants

Thomas Hanks, U.S. Geological Survey

C. Thomas Statton, Woodward-Clyde Consultants

3 Buildings

Functionality

Acceptable Risk

Ground Motion

Focus of Research

METHODOLOGY.

THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN THE PRACTICAL LESSONS PROCESS

THE ROLE OF OBSERVATIONS IN THE PRACTICAL LESSONS PROCESS

PRINCIPAL FINDINGS

Seismic Risk

Acceptable Risk Policy

Owner Involvement

Definition of Seismic Risk

Building Departments

Tools and Technology Transfer

Building Damage Assessment

The Initial Assessment

A Question of Perspective

Ordinances Needed

Description Of Need

Retrofit Standards

Evaluation of Risk: A Challenge

Plan Checking and Site Inspections By Building Officials

Quality-Control Check Points

Some Action Is Possible

Strong Motion Instrumentation

Purpose And Use of the Data

Some Perspective

Building Performance

Owners And The Public Expectations

Performance, Design And The Code

Safety Versus Post-Earthquake Usage

Residential Construction

The Profile of The Damaged Building

The Majority Of Structures

Old Materials

Unreinforced Masonry

Non-Engineered Structures

Non-Ductile Concrete

Research And Codes

Basic Principles

Soils And Building Performance

Fundamentals, Not More Code Provisions

Peer Review For The Complex Projects

Detailed Inspection

Need For Interaction Between Research And Practice

Direction And Funding Of Research

Ground Motion Data

CLOSURE

CITED REFERENCES

GENERAL REFERENCES

DOCUMENTS

DISCUSSANTS' COMMENTS: BUILDINGS SESSION

James Beavers, Martin Marietta Energy Systems

Stephen Mahin, University Of California, Berkeley

Gerald Jones, Kansas City Building Department

William Holmes, Rutherford &amp

Chekene

4 Emergency Preparedness And Response

OVERVIEW OF PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE STUDIES

HOW THE PUBLIC RESPONDED IN LOMA PRIETA: INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONSES.

Actions During The Shaking Period

Injuries

Evacuation And Use Of Emergency Shelter

Response To Aftershock Warnings

RESPONSE OF GROUPS, OF ORGANIZATIONS, AND INTERORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS

Emergent Groups And Volunteers

Local Emergency-Response Activities

Search And Rescue

Emergency Medical Services (Ems)

Damage Assessment

Response Of Public Transportation Networks

Lifeline Organizations

Local And State Emergency-Response Agencies

Intergovernmental Coordination

CONCLUDING COMMENTS

DISCUSSANTS' COMMENTS: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

Henry Renteria, City Of Oakland

Richard D. Ross, Missouri Emergency Management Agency

Richard Andrews, Governor's Office Of Emergency Services

Lacy Suiter, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

5 Lifeline Perspective

ABSTRACT

LIFELINE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE DURING THE 1989 LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE

Water Supply

Wastewater

Natural Gas

Oil Refineries And Associated Facilities

Electric Power

Communications

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INITIATED AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE

Nsf-Sponsored Research

Other Research Efforts

Lessons Learned

Water Supply And Wastewater Systems

Natural Gas Systems

Electric Power Systems

Communication Systems

TRANSFERABILITY OF RESULTS

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

DISCUSSANTS' COMMENTS: LIFELINES

Thomas D. O'rourke, Cornell University

Donald Ballantyne, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Charles R. Roberts, Executive Director, Port Of Oakland

Steve Phillips, Pg&amp

E

6 Highway Bridges

PERFORMANCE OF PRIOR RESEARCH RESULTS

Properly Confined Column Reinforcement

Acceleration Response Spectra For Alluvium And Dense Foundation Materials

Base-Isolated Girder Systems.

PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING CRITERIA, DETAILS, AND PRACTICE

Older Bridges Designed For Pre-1972 Seismic Forces And Design Criteria

Seismic Performance Criteria Required

Dynamic Response Of Deep, Soft Foundations

Column-Footing Interaction

Inadequate Column-Confinement Reinforcement

Inadequate Beam-Column Joint Reinforcement

Inadequate Torsional Reinforcement

Pedestrian-Bridge Performance

Steel-Bridge Performance

Importance Factor Applied To Critical Bridges

RESEARCH IN SEISMIC RESPONSE OF BRIDGES

Development of Vulnerability-Analysis Algorithm

Establishment of Seismic Performance Criteria

Development of Acceleration Response Spectra For Deep Soft Bay Muds

Establishment Of Procedures For Out-Of-Phase And Non-Uniform Foundation Response

Foundation Design For Liquifiable Soil Sites

Pier Foundation And Abutment Soil-Structure Interaction

Ductile Column Design

Retrofit-Strengthening Procedures For Existing Non-Ductile Columns

Beam-Column Joint Confinement

Outrigger Bent Cap Performance Under Combined Bending, Shear, And Torsion

Seismic Performance Of Tall, Slender Pier Walls

Performance Of Column-Footing Joints Under Dynamic Loading

Bond Development Length Of Large-Diameter Reinforcing Steel Bars Under Dynamic Loading

Nonlinear Analysis Procedures For Reinforced-Concrete Members Subject To Dynamic Loads

Review And Revise Existing Seismic Design Specifications And Details

Base-Isolation Systems

Tension-Pile Capacity Tests

PRACTICAL LESSONS APPLICABLE TO OTHER AREAS AND STATES

Good Emergency-Response Plan

Vulnerability-Prioritization Procedure

Prioritization Of Phases Of Retrofit Work

Response Of Deep, Soft Soils

Ductile-Design Details

Soil-Structure Interaction

Response And Retrofitting Of Structural Steel Bridges

Nonlinear Analysis Procedures.

CITED REFERENCES

COMMISSIONED RESEARCH PROJECTS

DISCUSSANTS' COMMENTS: BRIDGES

James D. Cooper, Federal Highway Administration

Mitigation Strategy

Initiatives Required

Gregory Orsolini, Parsons Deleuw, Inc.

Beam-Column Joint Shear Design

Bent Cap Outrigger Design

Use of Simplified Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Seismic Analysis

Nicholas F. Forell, Forell/Elsesser Engineers

John Clark, Anderson Bjornstad Kane Jacobs

7 Recovery, Mitigation, and Planning

FUNDING

RECOVERY PLANS AND REGULATIONS

MITIGATION

IMPORTANCE OF STATE LEGISLATION

DEMOLITION

HOUSING

BUSINESS RECOVERY

CONCLUSIONS

DISCUSSANTS' COMMENTS: RECOVERY, MITIGATION, AND PLANNING

Kenneth C. Topping, Independent Consultant

Patricia A. Bolton, Battelle Seattle Research Center

Jerold H. Barnes, Salt Lake County Planning

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A Symposium Presenters

PLENARY SESSION KEYNOTERS

PLENARY SESSION DISCUSSANTS

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS

SYMPOSIUM COORDINATORS

APPENDIX B Symposium Agenda

APPENDIX C Attendees at the Symposium

APPENDIX D Biographical Sketches of the Members of the Committee on Practical Lessons From the Loma.

Notes:

Proceedings of the Symposium on Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake, held in San Francisco, March 22-23, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610195855

9781280195853

1280195851

9780309598477

0309598478

9780585111421

0585111421

OCLC:

43476250