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Housner G.W. and Dixin H.
Earthquake
China 1976
Tangshan
Study
Housner G.W. and Dixin H.
Survey Location
Tangshan-city
location point (lat long)
39.6313 118.1847
lat long accuracy
Poor
distance from epicentre (km)
5
usgs pga
93.8936
usgs pgv
90.2697
usgs mmi
9.13
usgs sdpga
0.8344
usgs svel
270
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Damage Matrix
Percent Matrix
Building Classes
Damage Level Percentages of Total Damaged
BI
SLD
MD
SD
C
CC
Total
BRC
0.250312891113892
2.62828535669587
7.13391739674593
15.6445556946183
15.7697121401752
58.5732165206508
100
BW
0
0
1.36054421768707
1.36054421768707
4.08163265306122
93.1972789115646
100
BRCW
0.961538461538462
0.961538461538462
0.961538461538462
22.1153846153846
19.2307692307692
55.7692307692308
100
SW
0
1.61290322580645
2.41935483870968
5.64516129032258
7.25806451612903
83.0645161290323
100
BSW
15.3846153846154
30.7692307692308
0
7.69230769230769
7.69230769230769
38.4615384615385
100
Building Classes
Damage Level
BI
SLD
MD
SD
C
CC
Total
BRC
2
21
57
125
126
468
799
BW
0
0
2
2
6
137
147
BRCW
1
1
1
23
20
58
104
SW
0
2
3
7
9
103
124
BSW
2
4
0
1
1
5
13
Total
5
28
63
158
162
771
1187
Post earthquake buildings surveys
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Study locations
Study Locations
Changli
East mining area
Fengnan
Qinhuangdao
Tangshan-city