Case Studies of 25 Buildings Subjected to Strong Shaking in the Northridge Earthquake

by F. Turner

Turner, F. (1996). Case Studies of 25 Buildings Subjected to Strong Shaking in the Northridge Earthquake. SMIP96 Seminar on Seismological and Engineering Implications of Recent Strong-Motion Data, p. 89 - 98.

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the key findings and recommendations from a Seismic Safety Commission publication titled Northridge Buildings Case Studies Project (SSC 94-06) and how it influenced the Commission's report titled Turning Loss to Gain (SSC 95-01). The paper also describes how the ground motions recorded during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake were characterized by engineers during short seismic evaluations of 25 buildings.