Turkey Earthquake August 19, 1966. Collapse of a bank building in Varto after the earthquake.
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1966
Summary
Turkey Earthquake August 19, 1966. Collapse of a bank building in Varto after the earthquake. This was a three-story structure of reinforced concrete post- and-slab construction with walls of brick and tile. Note the thick floor slabs and steel rods in the collapsed post from which concrete has spalled. Photo by R.E. Wallace, 1966.
Summary
Turkey Earthquake August 19, 1966. Collapse of a bank building in Varto after the earthquake. This was a three-story structure of reinforced concrete post- and-slab construction with walls of brick and tile. Note the thick floor slabs and steel rods in the collapsed post from which concrete has spalled. Photo by R.E. Wallace, 1966.
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