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An overview of building codes and standards in Chile at the time of the 27 February 2010 offshore Maule, Chile earthquake
Author(s) -
Rojas Fabian,
Lew Marshall,
Naeim Farzad
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.676
Subject(s) - submarine pipeline , duration (music) , event (particle physics) , building code , civil engineering , forensic engineering , engineering , seismology , geology , geotechnical engineering , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
The 27 February 2010 offshore Maule, Chile earthquake is a significant event in which modern tall buildings were subjected to strong ground motions having long duration of strong shaking. Although there were few total collapses of buildings in Chile, there were some buildings with serious damage. An understanding of the building codes and standards in force in Chile at the time of the earthquake are a key in understanding the behaviour of tall buildings in this event and future events that are coming. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.