EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Learning from Earthquakes
Title: The M X.X Name, Location, Earthquake of Month
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(picture should represent a significant image of the earthquake)
HEADING 1 EXAMPLE
The styles for two levels of headings are specified. Heading 1 is shown at the beginning
of this section.
Heading 2 Example: The following sections should be considered in the development of
the report. This template illustrates the format that must be used in the preparation of
reports for the Learning from Earthquakes Program. Headings1 should be in 14-point
type. Text and headings2 should be in 12-point type. Included in this template are
examples of headings, references, and other typographical features likely to be
encountered in technical reports. If possible, the reports should give information regarding
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Author Name, Affiliation, and contact
Author Name, Affiliation, and contact
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all the sections listed below. The abstract must contain a short description of the seismic
event and of the reconnaissance. The authors' institutional affiliations and addresses are
to be given at the bottom of the first page.
RECONNAISSANCE TEAM
This section should be in italics and contain the description of the team which performed
the reconnaissance effort, with details of possible sponsors, roles within the team,
logistical and travel support, timetable information.
INTRODUCTION
This section should describe the seismic event, including foreshocks, mainshock, and
aftershocks. Location, magnitude, main damages observed, estimate of costs of repair
and replacement. Socio-cultural context of the region struck by the earthquake, main
structural types present.
SEISMICITY
This section must contain information about the tectonic setting of the region, previous
earthquake originated by the faults in the area struck by the earthquake, ground-motions
records.
GEOTECHNICAL EFFECTS
This paragraph must contain a summary of the geotechnical failures observed in the
aftermath of the earthquake.
Liquefaction: Liquefaction was widespread…
Landslides: Numerous earthquake induced landslides were observed…
Mud Flows: Surficial soil and rock loosened by the strong ground shaking during the
earthquake was prone to form mud flows…
Lateral Spreading: Strong ground shaking from the earthquake also resulted in lateral
spreading.
BUILDINGS
This section should provide a summary of the performance of the different types of
buildings affected by the earthquake. If possible organize this paragraph through subsections describing each type of structure.
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Reinforced Concrete Buildings: Reinforced concrete buildings with moment-resisting
frame structural systems and unreinforced hollow concrete masonry unit infill walls
dominate the engineered buildings. They performed well.
Steel Buildings: A small number of steel buildings were inspected. They performed well.
Masonry Buildings: Most of the buildings were reinforced masonry. They performed
badly.
LIFELINES AND TRANSPORTATION
This section should contain a brief summary of the performance of the utilities such as
wastewater, water, electricity, gas. Moreover, information about roads, highways, and
bridges performance should be listed.
CRITICAL FACILITIES
The paragraph can contain special mentions about the performance of critical facilities,
in case they experienced particular damages.
Hospitals: The South Island Hospital performed well.
Schools: Three school were closed right after the earthquake and 1,200 students were
displaced.
Fire/Police Stations: Although close to the rupture fault, the fire station didn’t experience
any damages.
Dams: The region struck by the earthquake is rich in hydropower. Dams performed well.
Hazardous Material Sites: Nuclear power plants are present in the region.
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACTS
The section should assess further issues at the community and social level. For example:
The earthquake affected all segments of society: the City Center has been cordoned off
for 3 months; overall houses are maintained well and the earthquake shaking caused only
limited structural damage to dwellings, but nonstructural damage was widespread;
several telephone helplines were established to assist affected populations, included a
line for those seeking information or financial support; recovery assistance centers and
work and income service centers were opened in the region; official and unofficial social
media presence was significant…
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
The paragraph should contain information regarding the performance of businesses and
the general effects on the economy. For example: The businesses in the region affected
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were mainly SME. Some of them were forced to close but soon reopened within a week
from the mainshock, others were forced to relocate. The role of the insurance and the
delays in the process of claims was fundamental.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS
The section must list the emergency response activities undertaken by Government. For
example: An international effort of more than 600 urban search and rescue personnel
assisted with search and rescue immediately after the earthquake; the government’s
logistical support for urban search was robust; building safety assessment procedure
were used; after the earthquake agencies initiated regular “cluster” meetings across a
variety of sectors involved in relief and recovery activities.; the government established a
post-disaster needs assessment process to develop a reconstruction plan.
LESSONS AND CONCLUSIONS
The paragraph should contain information about lessons and main findings of the
reconnaissance effort. For example: considered the spread collapse of URM buildings
due to liquefaction, data from this event will help to understand the poor performance of
some retrofitted URM buildings and develop better design approaches and standards; the
earthquake emphasizes the need for cities to create a centralized and accessible
database of structural drawings for use in emergency building evaluation.
FIGURES AND TABLES
FIGURE
Figure 1.
A figure in the text; first letter capitalized, period at end, and indent following
lines as shown. If the caption is short, authors should center it under the
figure.
Figures and tables can be included in the body of the text. Each figure should be referred
to by number in the text, as in Fig. 3, or as in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. Similarly, tables should be
referred to as Table 3, or Tables 3, 4, and 5. All figures and tables must be referred to
and described in the text. Figure captions should be placed below the figure and table
captions above the table. Leave at least a one-line space between text and captions.
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Table 1.
Captions of tables; indent following lines with period at end. If the caption is
short, authors should center it above the table.
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*Footnote
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgments should be succinct and used only as necessary.
REFERENCES
1. Waters R, Jones JP, Entwistle J. How to make the most out of nothing. Journal of
Universal Something 2005; 11 (1): 11-111.
2. Ambrose J. Simplified Materials. Wiley NY, 2011.
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