Research Article
Aug 1972
Soil Conditions and Building Damage in 1967 Caracas Earthquake
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: H. Bolton Seed, M.ASCE, Robert V. Whitman, M.ASCE, Houshang Dezfulian, AM.ASCE, Ricardo Dobry, AM.ASCE, and Izzat M. Idriss, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 98, Issue 8
Abstract
Although the magnitude of the 1967 Caracas earthquake was only 6.4 and its epicenter was located about 35 miles from Caracas, the shaking caused the collapse of four 10-story to 12-story apartment buildings in Caracas, with a loss of over 200 lives, and the partial collapse (top 4 stories) of a 12-story building at Carabelleda. Detailed studies were made of the distribution of structural damage to buildings in different story height ranges, the depth and dynamic characteristics of soils throughout the area, and the response of typical soil deposits during the earthquake. Both empirical and analytical evidence indicate that the locations of zones of heavy damage may be attributed to unfavorable combinations of soil conditions and building characteristics which resulted in particularly strong response of the damaged structures. Of particular significance was the finding that recently developed analytical techniques can predict the general pattern of damage in the 1967 earthquake.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 98 • Issue 8 • August 1972
Pages: 787 - 806
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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H. Bolton Seed, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif.
Robert V. Whitman, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Houshang Dezfulian, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Ricardo Dobry, AM.ASCE
Research Assoc., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Izzat M. Idriss, AM.ASCE
Asst. Research Engr., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Cahf., and ProJect Engr., Woodward-Lundgren & Assoc., Oakland, Calif.
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