A year and a half ago, the earthquake in Haiti crippled the already troubled nation’s infrastructure. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake displaced over 3 million residents and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of buildings – both commercial and residential - in the main capital of Port-Au-Prince, as well as its surrounding towns.
November 8, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. — Degenkolb Engineers Principal Kent Yu starts his two-year term as Chair of the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Committee (OSSPAC) this month. In this role, Dr. Yu leads disaster recovery and preparedness planning in the state of Oregon for OSSPAC.
OSSPAC promotes earthquake awareness and preparedness through education, research and legislation at the federal, state and local levels. The organization consists of an 18-member commission, representing the fields of engineering, transportation, education, housing and emergency response ...
A team of U.S. and Japanese researchers conducted a five-day field inspection of the of tsunami borne debris and its effects on structures following March’s magnitude 9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan.
Day 4: One last look at Ercis
On our last day, we decided to head toward the City of Ercis since the first day was raining it was very difficult to take photos and notes. With rescue operations transitioning to clean-up, the residents of the city were trying to access their apartments and businesses. We observed at least 20 collapsed buildings during our walk through the city. Collapsed buildings ranged from those more than 15 years old (noted by the use ...
Today Rafael and I visited the City Center of Van. It was known to have less damage than the City of Ercis, but we wanted to make sure that we covered all of the main cities surrounding the epicenter...
Arrived at the airport in the city of Van, Turkey just before lunch. Our EERI/METU team had a taxi ready to take me directly to the city of Ercis where most of the damage occurred. It was raining when I arrived and very cold. There was a lot of inconsistency in the damage.
Photo #1: Mosque under construction near the city of Van. No damage visible.
