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Fault trace through highway.Guatemala City EpicenterMap showing fault break (Page 9) .Distance between Guatemala Cityand Epicenter -120 krn.
Fault offset shown byrails
Guatemala CityCathedral Tower damage-time of earthquake
Fault offset through
highway
H illside V illage slX>wing col1a pseddoors and walls.
Typical slope failure at edgeof barranca.
GUATEMALA CITY
International Airport showing brokenwindows and minor damage .Buildingtemporarily closed, day after earthquake
Civic Center -modern buildings.Minimal structural damage .
Finance Ministry -19 story bracedsteel frame (Page 24) .
Modern concrete building underconstruction -minor cracking.
General Hospital showing damagedinfill masonry wall (Page 28) .
Catholic School showing collapsedportion of second floor .
GUATEMALA CITY
Terminal Hotel, Downtown -(Page 26).Partial collapse of soft story. Exterior view,and view of collapsed column showing inadequateties.
Divine Redeemer Church (Page 31).Walls pulled in by failure of rooftrusses.
Divine Redeemer Church (Page 31).Exposed roof trusses with underslungroof. Top chord failure.
GUATEMALA CITY
El Camino Real Hotel -(Pag'e 26).Showing seismic joint in RCClattice frame .
El Camino Real Hotel -(Page 26).Lattice frame at base partially
damaged.
Warehouse and Office Building southof Guatemala City damaged by verticalfault movement -note wave in eavelines.
Office ~ilding shown on print at leftwith window mullion damage and infillmasonry wall cracking.
HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Typical freeway overpass abutmentpounding evident .
Periferico Brid~ -(Page 31)Some pounding evident at ~utments .
Incienso Bridge -
Abutment pounding, rocker arms laidflat and bridge settled .
Incienso Bridge showing lateralmovement at abutment .
Agua Caliente Bridge -(Page 18)showing rocker displacement.
Agua Caliente Bridge -(Page 18) .Steel plate girder bridge .Three center spans collapsed.
LIQUEFACTION
LAKE A TITLANSlope failure at edge of lake showingswimming pool collapse .
LAKE AMATITLANEvidence of liquefaction and lateralmovement.
LAKE AMA TITLANLand movement due to liquefaction,water filled .
LAKE AMA TITLANBoiled fine material due to liquefactionpressure. Gregg Brandow holding tape
Guatemala City Filtration Plant underconstruction. Evidence of faultmovement through site .
Later picture of same reinforced steelwall mat (as picture on left) followingcollapse due to aftershock in March.
Filtration Plant retaining wall showinggood reinforcing steel workmanship ?
University of the Valley (Page 29).Roof collapse of portion of school.