San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 501
spection of the stricken area confirmed thatcurrent building design practices are sound andwill result in earthquake resistant struclures if thedesign is properly executed. The following photographs will serve to illustratebuilding failures typical of the area. this wall, which collapsed shortly… … FIG. 1 Seventy year old masonry of the poorest kindin Teliochapi, California. Fig. # 1 illustrates the general behaviour of theolder brick masonry in the area. This particularbuilding is about seventy years old and representsmasonry of the poorest kind. The mortar crumbledbetween the fingers and…
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