The Los Angeles Dam Story
Fact Sheet
096-95
Prepared in cooperation with the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By: Robert A. Page, David M. Boore, and Robert F. Yerkes
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Abstract
In 1971, the near-failure of a dam during a magnitude 6.7 earthquake forced 80,000 people to evacuate their residences. In 1994, the replacement dam survived an almost identical earthquake with little damage. Underlying this progress in designing critical structures are years of research on the powerful shaking during large earthquakes.
Suggested Citation
Page, R.A., Boore, D.M., and Yerkes, R.F., 1995, The Los Angeles Dam story: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 096–95. (Available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1995/0096/.)
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The Los Angeles Dam Story |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 096-95 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs09695 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Las Angeles |
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