tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post7525196245936866454..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Loma Prieta Quake--MoreElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-73877629923137126152007-10-19T19:04:00.000-07:002007-10-19T19:04:00.000-07:00A year or two later, I was SOOOO tired of that wal...A year or two later, I was SOOOO tired of that wallpaper (it came with the house) that I tore it off the walls and they went naked like that (unpainted, unpapered) for years.<BR/><BR/>Damage--yup, most damage on more solid ground was to old, unreinforced masonry buildings. Most of the rest of the damage was to structures on landfill and other deep, loose alluvial soil, so <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_liquefaction" REL="nofollow">liquefaction</A> occurred and the bases of the structures just sank when what had been solid-appearing ground turned liquid.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-84343577561862084292007-10-19T11:34:00.000-07:002007-10-19T11:34:00.000-07:00That is some groovy wallpaper in the bathroom. My...That is some groovy wallpaper in the bathroom. My husband would be seriously jealous.<BR/><BR/>I took a course in Earthquake Engineering and the professor had been asked out to Loma Prieta because of his particular expertise so he had lots of pictures of the seriously damaged buildings to show us. Most of the buildings that suffered the worst damage were older structures that had not yet been retrofitted for the newer seismic codes.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.com