- Author
- Stone, W. C. | Yokel, F. Y. | Celebi, M. | Hanks, T. | Leyendecker, E. V.
- Title
- Engineering Aspects of the September 19, 1985, Mexico Earthquake. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Department of the Interior, Menlo Park, CA Department of the Interior, Golden, CO
- Report
- NBS BSS 165, May 1987,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- earthquakes; building codes; foundations; Mexico | seismic design
- Identifiers
- earthquake engineering; seismic design; ground motion; Mexico City (Mexico)
- Abstract
- Following the September 19, 1985 Mexico earthquake, a team consisting of four engineers and one seismologist from the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) was dispatched to Mexico City to provide technical advice to the US rescue effort and to assess structural damage. The report is primarily based on data gathered by the team, but it also contains a compilation of other available information. The report addresses the origin and characteristics of the observed ground motion, the ability of buildings designed in accordance with present and proposed seismic design provisions to resist this type of ground motion, and observed data on structural and foundation failures.