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Learning From Earthquakes: 2014 Napa Valley Earthquake Reconnaissance Report, Erica Fischer
Learning From Earthquakes: 2014 Napa Valley Earthquake Reconnaissance Report, Erica Fischer
Lyles School of Civil Engineering Graduate Student Reports
Structural damage was observed during reconnaissance after the 2014 South Napa Earthquake, and included damage to wine storage and fermentation tanks, collapse of wine storage barrel racks, unreinforced masonry building partial or full collapse, and residential building damage. This type of damage is not unique to the South Napa Earthquake, and was observed after other earthquakes such as the 1977 San Juan Earthquake, and the 2010 Maule Earthquake. Previous research and earthquakes have demonstrated the seismic performance of cylindrical fluid-filled tanks is controlled by both the tank and the sloshing motion of the liquid inside. Unlike building structures, steel tanks …