Energy dissipation will take place mostly through the yielding of the longitudinal bars at base segment. The column will be subjected to the Sylmar earthquake (Northridge 1994) record with increasing ...

NBC Friday is the 53rd anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which was recorded as magnitude 6.6. Also known as the Sylmar earthquake, it killed 64 people and caused over $500 million ...

Friday is the 53rd anniversary of Southern California's 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which was recorded as magnitude 6.6. Also known as the Sylmar earthquake, it killed 64 people and caused over ...

In that test the model was subjected to a series of simulated earthquakes starting with small amplitudes and then gradually increasing amplitude in successive runs. The frame failed under a simulated ...

Using the pictorial form, this map gives a visual description of the destruction caused by the larger earthquakes that have struck greater L.A. While the brutal 1971 Sylmar earthquake does not ...