“In February 2001, when the Nisqually earthquake rattled the state of Washington, the scene at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) was chaotic. Light fixtures fell from the ceiling, a sprinkler pipe ruptured, and water dispensers and bookcases toppled. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8 and badly disrupted work at the hospital, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the temblor had damaged the building’s steel moment-resistant framing. Hospital administrators turned to the facilities department head to determine whether to evacuate.”
Program Accelerates Postearthquake Evaluations, Civil Engineering Magazine
