Utah's Earthquake Threat: Nonstructural Effects-Fallen Cabinets/Shelves, Etc. Resulting from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
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Resource ID
1124
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Utah's Earthquake Threat: Nonstructural Effects-Fallen Cabinets/Shelves, Etc. Resulting from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
Author
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Publisher
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Accession
UGS-HB5756
Camera make / model
LS9000 Slide
Caption
This side-to-side shaking causes many objects to fall and is a significant cause of damage and injury. Top-heavy furnishings and anything on shelves can easily be thrown to the floor. Action taken ahead oftime to anchor or rearrange such objects can greatly reduce losses. Now we'll look at what can happen to buildings themselves.
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