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Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Student Manual

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CA Emergency Mgmt. Agency <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Evaluator</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> April 2011Photo courtesy Fred Turner, EERIFigure 2-5 – Pounding, 2010 Chilean EarthquakeThese two buildings were of dissimilar height and stiffness, and were too close together. Theirreaction to the seismic waves was different, so they pounded each other.Photo courtesy Dave Karina, ACIAFigure 2-6 – Roof-wall connection failure, 2010 Baja EarthquakeRoof diaphragm has failed, so building has lost its lateral load resistance capacity.35

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