A RECONNAISANCE REPORT ON

THE PISCO, PERU EARTHQUAKE OF AUGUST 15, 2007

Jörgen Johansson, Paola Mayorca

Tatiana Torres, Edwin Leon

2007 Pisco, Peru Earthquake Reconnaissance Team

 

 

CONTENT

Pages

Updated

 

PREFACE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Nov 15, 2007

1

INTRODUCTION

(1-6)

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2

SEISMOLOGICAL ASPECTS

(7-15)

Nov 15, 2007

3

GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE

(16-54)

Nov 15, 2007

4

BUILDING DAMAGE

(55-85)

 

5

ROADS AND BRIDGES

(86-98)

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6

DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY/RECONSTRUCTION

(99-106)

 

7

RECOMMENDATIONS

(107-109)

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Sponsored by:

Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE),

Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering (JAEE), and

Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

With the collaboration of

CISMID, National University Engineering, Lima

(For ambient vibration observations in Pisco)

October 2007

 

Detailed CONTENT (pages)

 

1.        INTRODUCTION (1-6)

1.1.       Affected area

1.2.       Economic Impacts

2.        SEISMOLOGICAL ASPECTS (7-15)

2.1.       Tectonic and Seismological background

2.2.       The August 15 earthquake

2.2.1.      Intensities

2.3.       Seismic network

2.3.1.      Number of organizations and stations

2.3.2.      Earthquake Records and Strong Ground Motion amplification

2.4.       Finite Fault solutions

2.5.       Recommendations

3.        GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE (16-54)

3.1.       Introduction

3.2.       Large soil cracks in San Luis

3.3.       Foundation aspects

3.3.1.      Health center in Huytara

3.3.2.      Adobe foundations and ground humidity an example from Guadelupe

3.3.3.      Good performance by two liquefaction resistant buildings in Pisco

3.4.       Tambo de Mora

3.4.1.      Damage

3.4.2.      Geology and liquefaction

3.4.3.      Microtremor measurements

3.5.       Pisco

3.5.1.      Overview

3.5.2.      Geology

3.5.3.      Early studies

3.5.4.      Overview of damage distribution

3.5.5.      Microtremor measurements

3.5.6.      Discussion

3.6.       Conclusions and recommendations

4.        BUILDING DAMAGE (55-85)

4.1.       Background

4.1.1.      Structural types in the earthquake affected area

4.1.2.      Housing statistics

4.1.3.      Building code

4.2.       Building damage

4.2.1.      Statistics

4.2.2.      Housing damage

4.2.3.      Damage to public facilities

4.3.       Mitigation initiatives

4.3.1.      Retrofitting of existing adobe houses

4.3.2.      Construction of new earthquake resistant adobe houses

4.3.3.      Evaluation of the seismic performance of reinforced houses

4.4.       Final Remarks

5.        ROADS AND BRIDGES (86-98)

5.1.       Background

5.1.1.      Peruvian road network

5.1.2.      Concession system of transport infrastructure

5.2.       Road Damage

5.3.       Bridge Damage

5.4.       Summary

6.        DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY/RECONSTRUCTION (99-106)

6.1.       Response

6.2.       Recovery/Reconstruction

6.3.       Summary

7.        RECOMMENDATIONS (107-109)