Shear failure of column, Telecom Building, Armenia
Source: Eduardo Fierro
Detail of failed element with smooth bars and smooth ties with 90 degree hooks
Source: Eduardo Fierro
Failed perimeter beam of collapsed concrete and masonry house
Source: Eduardo Fierro
Close-up of failed perimeter beam with smooth bars, oversized aggregate, lack of bond, inadequate lap splice, and inadequate anchorage of perpendicular beam bars.
Source: Eduardo Fierro
Failure of clay tile roof, walls stabilized with bamboo shoring
Source: Eduardo Fierro
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