Site effect and damage distribution in Pujili (Ecuador) after the 28 March 1996 earthquake

• Published in: Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering (1984) Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 329 - 334
• Main Authors: Guéguen, Philippe, Chatelain, Jean-Luc, Guillier, Bertrand, Yepes, Hugo, Egred, Jose
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1998; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Earthquakes, seismology; Ecuador; Exact sciences and technology; H/ V spectral ratio; Internal geophysics; Pujili; South America; Ecuador; America; Ecuador; H/ V spectral ratio; Pujili; Case study; structure soil interaction; Reinforced masonry; Natural damage; Earthquakes; Construction materials; Alluvial plain; Urban area; Spectral analysis; site effects

The 28 March 1996 earthquake ( Mw=5.7) produced extensive damage in Pujili, a small town located in the central part of the Inter-Andean valley of Ecuador. Variations in the damage rate of adobe constructions throughout the city let us suppose a ground motion amplification related to site effects. A...