Puli

     

Collapsed buildings in Dali (24.0657, 120.6992)
Heaving of pavement adjacent to buildings in Dali (24.0657, 120.6992). Heave of up to approximately 30 cm extended around block.


     

Residential home straddling fault in Wu Feng (24.0463, 120.6919). Vertical offset was approximately 2.5 m at this location.
View of transverse reinforcement in 18-inch square column at junior high school in Wu Feng (24.0434, 120.6969). Transverse reinforcement spaced at approximately 11 inches with hooks less than 2 inches long and bent at 90 degrees.


     

Fault exposure at junior high school running track in Wu Feng (24.0430, 120.6986). Vertical offset approximately 1.7 m at this location.
Fault rupture through levee adjacent to junior high school in Wu Feng (24.0430, 120.6986). Vertical offset approximately 1.8 m at this location.


     

Front view of City Hall in Puli (23.9662, 120.9691).
Side entrance to basement of City Hall in Puli (23.9662, 120.9691). Glass walls surrounding conference room inside basement were unbroken.


     

Remodeled apartment building in Puli (23.9688, 120.9728). Building was originally three stories tall, but was raised to five stories during remodeling. Building tilted in JiJi earthquake, then collapsed in strong aftershock.
Settlement of approach to bridge between Puli and Nankang (23.9553, 120.8715). Bridge approach consisted of fill retained between two nearly vertical concrete walls. Settlements of up to 30 cm observed along roadway.


View of portion of Nankang landslide taken from near the toe of the slide (23.9685, 120.8524). Head scarp is visible in distance. Total distance from head to toe is approximately 5 km.


     

Lateral lobe of slide is blocking small stream (23.9519, 120.8524); reservoir being formed behind slide is visible in lower left. Head scarp is visible in distance.
Reservoir forming where slide has blocked larger river. Slide spilled over a ridge between location shown in Figure 12 to reach this location (23.9489, 120.8475).


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