Glazing
Damage to storefront windows in older commercial buildings is common during earthquakes, often causing hazardous conditions on sidewalks...
Heavy unanchored or poorly anchored contents
Heavy contents situated above the floor level include a wide range of items that could become falling hazards in an earthquake. Many...
Tall, slender, and heavy furniture
Tall slender shelving, bookcases, or file cabinets frequently overturn during earthquakes if they are unanchored or poorly anchored....
Large, heavy ceilings
Heavy suspended ceilings can be damaged during earthquakes, sometimes causing heavy and dangerous material to fall and injure people...
Heavy interior walls
Nonstructural walls in older buildings are often built of heavy, unreinforced masonry materials such as brick, concrete block, or hollow...
Heavy exterior cladding
Cladding is an architectural element used to provide the exterior skin for buildings. Often constructed of heavy precast concrete panels,...
NONSTRUCTURAL EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
Many types of nonstructural components can be damaged in earthquakes, but the items that are most vulnerable and most likely to result in...
