- Author
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Wright, R. N.
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Kramer, S.
- Title
- Building Performance in the 1972 Managua Earthquake. Technical Note.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS TN 807
November 1973
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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earthquakes; Nicaragua; buildings; seismic epicenter; damage assessment; structural analysis; earthquake resistant structures; building codes
- Identifiers
- Managua (Nicaragua); earthquake engineering
- Abstract
- Following the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquake of December 23, 1972, a team of engineers representing the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) performed field investigations in Managua, Nicaragua, from December 26, 1972, to January 4, 1973. The objectives were to assist the Nicaraguan government in surveying major buildings to determine whether each was suitable for emergency use, repairable, or appropriate for clearance. The team also viewed the patterns of successful performance and damage to identify needs for improvements in building practices for mitigation of earthquake hazards and opportunities for more detailed investigations which could provide information for future improvements in practices. (Modified author abstract)