Language: English
Published by Pacific Fire Rating Bureau, San Francisco, CA, 1971
Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Black & White Photographs & Maps. (illustrator). Cover has light edge wear, otherwise without flaw. The San Fernando, California earthquake of Feb 9, 1971 was of major insurance importance and significant public interest because of its distructive characteristics. Opportunities were gained to learn many new lessons on the cause and effect of structural damage in various types of construction. The authors of this report directed their attention mainly toward the analysis of their compiled data in the hope that the findings and conclusions will be of value to insurance underwriters and others.