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ATC Mw7.1 Puebla-Morelos earthquake reconnaissance observations: Structural observations and instrumentation

  • Yun Jennifer Lan
  • , Andreas Stavridis
  • , Insung Kim
  • , Guillermo Diaz-Fanas
  • , Jon Heintz
  • , Laura Hernández-Bassal
  • , Esteban Anzola
  • , Russell Berkowitz
  • , Saif Hussain
  • , Afshar Jalalian
  • , Evangelia Garini
  • , Olga Joan Ktenidou
  • , Seyedsina Yousefianmoghadam
  • , Homero Carrion
  • , Rodolfo Valles-Mattox
  • , Virgilio Dominguez Maldonado
  • , Andres Gama Contreras
  • , Sergio R. Almanza Camacho
  • , René F. Bojórquez Hernández
  • , Victor A. Ruiz Medina
  • Fernando Vallejo Martinez, Themis Vaxevanis, Ayse Hortacsu, Sissy Nikolaou, Ramon Gilsanz
  • Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
  • Degenkolb Engineers
  • World Bank
  • Applied Technology Council
  • University of California at Davis
  • WSP Mexico
  • Inc
  • IDS Group, Inc.
  • Rutherford + Chekene
  • National Technical University of Athens
  • National Observatory of Athens
  • University of Greenwich
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • WSP Global Inc.

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Abstract

After the 2017 Puebla-Morelos earthquake, the Applied Technology Council (ATC) funded a mission to Mexico City to collect structural, geotechnical, seismological, and damage information on concrete structures. The collected data set includes 70 reinforced concrete buildings and contains photos, design drawings, ground motion records, ambient vibration data, and reconnaissance observations, where available. This article presents the most important structural observations and instrumentation findings. The data show that, in buildings with a flexible lateral system, the unreinforced masonry infill walls resisted substantial load and prevented more severe damage to the structural system. Many previously retrofitted buildings failed in locally unreinforced areas, because retrofits did not comprehensively strengthen all weaknesses in the building. Significant damage was also observed in buildings with weak story irregularities and buildings founded on weak soil.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-48
Number of pages18
JournalEarthquake Spectra
Volume36
Issue number2_suppl
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020

Keywords

  • ATC
  • Earthquake
  • Puebla-Morelos
  • reconnaissance
  • structural

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