EERI-GEER-DRC Virginia earthquake report
December 30, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information
Download the report here
Engineers Rappelling Down Monument to Inspect
September 28, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information, Structural
Engineers from WJE have begun the exterior inspection of the Washington Monument, by rappelling down the sides. Click HERE to read more.
Video footage from inside the Washington monument during the Virginia earthquake
September 27, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information, Images and Videos
The Washington Monument remains closed after damaged sustained during a 5.8 earthquake in August.
Virginia Fault & Geology Maps
September 1, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information, Maps & Records
Three maps with fault and geology of central virginia. More information and maps can be found at DMME ‘s website. Fault zones in central Virginia. Generalized Map representing the Central Virginia Seismic Zone (courtesy of the USGS)
Preliminary GEER Lifelines Report from Russell A. Green, PhD, PE
August 26, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information, Geotechnical, Non-structural, Transportation
From Russell A. Green at GEER: I surveyed damage in the epicentral region for the past two days (I arrived about 4 hrs after the earthquake). Power: [...] power to the area was mostly restored by the time that I arrived there, so it was only for a few hours at most. Water: There was a water main break...
Links
August 26, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information
From Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy: http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/va_5.8_earthquake.shtml Strong Motion Data: http://strongmotioncenter.org/cgi-bin/CESMD/iqr_dist_DM2.pl?iqrID=MineralVirginia_23Aug2011_usse082311a&SFlag=0&Flag=1 Strong Motion Stations: http://strongmotioncenter.org/cgi-bin/CESMD/iqrStationMap.pl?ID=MineralVirginia_23Aug2011_usse082311a UNAVCO: http://www.unavco.org/community_science/science_highlights/2011/M5.8-Virginia.html Interpretive...
Geophysical Study of the Earth’s Crust in Central Virginia (1988)
August 26, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information, Geotechnical
A GEOPHYSICAL STUDY OF THE EARTH’S CRUST IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR APPALACHIAN CRUSTAL STRUCTURE JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH JUNE 10, 1988 By Thomas L. Pratt, Cahit Coruh, and John K. Costain (Regional Geophysics Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Lynn...
Utilities
August 25, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information
From: “Gas leak downtown causes evacuations”, Fredericksburg.com Two gas leaks that caused evacuations downtown yesterday were located and repaired early this morning by crews from Columbia Gas. Ruptures in the 8″ cast iron underground natural gas line were discovered near William St...
PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE SLEUTHING USING THE INTERACTIVE MAP
August 25, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information
We need your help! To start the reconnaissance effort and to help folks who are going into the field, we need help uploading data from online media sources to our Interactive Map. The are two reason we’re piloting this approach on this particular event. First, the major news sources have primarily...
Building Damage
August 25, 2011 by EERI Admin
Filed under General Information, Masonry, Non-structural, Structural
From: “5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast”, New York Times, Katharine Q. Seelye In Mineral, Va., a town about of about 500 people located four miles from the quake’s center, residents reported extensive damage to items inside homes. China shattered and pictures fell off walls. From: “5.8...