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Earthquake Damage to Transportation Systems
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Earthquakes represent one of the most destructive natural hazards known to man. A serious result of large-magnitude earthquakes is the disruption of transportation systems, which limits post-disaster emergency response. Damage to transportation systems is categorized in this set of images by cause including: ground failure, faulting, vibration damage, and tsunamis.
Selected Topics
Bhuj Earthquake, India, 26 January 2001Athens Earthquake, Greece, 7 September 1999El Quindio, Colombia Earthquake, January 25, 1999Valdivia Earthquake, Chile, May 22, 1960Spitak, Armeni SSR Earthquake, December 7, 1988Boumerdes, Algeria Earthquake, May 21, 2003Behavior of Columns During EarthquakesEarthquake EngineeringLoma Prieta Earthquake, California, October 18, 1989Cape Mondocino, California Earthquake, April 25-26, 1992Langers / Big Bear Earthquake, California, June 28, 1992Northridge, California Earthquake, January 17, 1994Nisqually, Washington Earthquake, February 28, 2001Izmit (Kocaeli), Turkey Earthquake, August 17, 1999Duzce, Turkey Earthquake, November 12, 1999Ji Ji, Taiwan, September 21, 1999Shikotan, Kuril Islands Earthquake & Tsunami October 4, 1994Mexico City, Earthquake, September 19, 1985Tohoku, Japan Earthquake, March 11, 2011Nothern Iran Earthquake, June 20, 1990Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe), Japan Earthquake, January 16, 1995Messina earthquake (1908): a civil engineering landmark
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