Performance of Confined Masonry Buildings in the February 27, 2010 Chile Earthquake
by Svetlana Brzev, Maximiliano Astroza and Maria Ofelia Moroni Yadlin
EERI members Svetlana Brzev of British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, Canada, Maria
Ofelia Moroni Yadlin and Maximiliano Astoza of Universidad de Chile, Santiago visited the
earthquake-affected area, including Santiago, Rancagua, Cauquenes, Talca, Constitución, Iloca,
Lolol, and Santa Cruz. The visit took place from July 3 to 10, 2010. This report summarizes the key
observations related to performance of confined masonry buildings in the earthquake-affected area.
View the Presentation (prepared for the EERI-NC meeting at UC Berkeley on 3/2/11)