Observations from Degenkolb Engineers
April 20, 2009 posted by EERI Admin
Filed under Structural engineering
We looked at a group of 3 and 4 story apartment buildings in L’Aquila, 2 of which collapsed at the first floor. There were 6 or 7 of the same construction, vintage and plan but only the 2 reached the point of collapse. See photos below of this dramatic failure. (Photos by Holly Razzano)




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