According to this latest engineering report, there are 68 different buildings owned by uc berkeley that engineers now find problematic. Its an issue that is so serious cal berkeley officials this afternoon sent out this faculty and staff, sometudents, 50,000 people in all, detailing these latest findings. When students moved into their dorms last week, they likely had no idea that dozens of buildings on berkeleys campus now are considered by experts to pose a serious danger of collapse in the event of an problematic, the very dorms these students were moving into. Jack meile is professor of Structural Engineering at cal berkeley, an expert at making buildings able to withstand earthquakes. Weve learned more about what earthcake ground motion close to a fault could be like. Were now incorporating that new knowledge into the assessment of these buildings. And as that new knowledge comes into play many buildings that were deemed safe in the past now have some open questions. Reporter look
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Campus members reflect on earthquake preparedness at UC Berkeley
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Following the collapse of a condominium building in Florida, members of the UC Berkeley community took the time to reflect on existing building regulations and the campus’s overall earthquake preparedness.
The destruction, which occurred June 24, may have been caused by excessive weight on the building’s columns, causing the tower to lean, according to Khalid Mosalam, campus professor of structural engineering. Mosalam added that the building was 40 years old and followed older building code provisions, which may have increased the likelihood of a collapse.
“(A)bnormal loading like major earthquakes can cause these collapses if designs are not considering collapse prevention provisions…” Mosalam said in an email. “Unfortunately, aging infrastructure is always a problem as materials deteriorate over the years and we at least need good monitoring systems.”