IMAGES OF EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE IN
CENTRAL CONCEPCIÓN, CHILE
MRP Engineering visited Chile in March 2010 following the M8.8 earthquake and documented the following images showing the damage found in Concepción.
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View of Concepción City Center The high-rise building on the left is Torre O'Higgins. This office structure was built in 2007 and includes a number of setbacks along the building height. The earthquake damage included partial collapses at three levels above mid-height. The high-rise building on the right is a residential tower of recent construction. The structure is C-shaped in plan and suffered significant but repairable damage. 
Torre O'Higgins, Concepción City Center 
Torre O'Higgins: Detail of Damage
Torre O'Higgins: Detail of Damage 
Torre O'Higgins: Detail of Damage
Damage Detail of Building
Home Improvement Center, Concepción Collapse of precast reinforced concrete tilt-up panels due to weak wall-to-roof connections. 
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