LAS COLINAS LANDSLIDE CAUSED BY THE JANUARY 13, 2001 OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE

Kazuo KONAGAI; Jörgen JOHANSSON; Paola MAYORCA; Tetsuro YAMAMOTO; Masakatsu MIYAJIMA; Ryosuke UZUOKA; Nelson E. PULIDO; Freddy C DURAN; Kyoji SASSA; Hiroshi FUKUOKA

doi:10.5610/jaee.2.1

Kazuo KONAGAI, Jörgen JOHANSSON, Paola MAYORCA, Tetsuro YAMAMOTO, Masakatsu MIYAJIMA, Ryosuke UZUOKA, Nelson E. PULIDO, Freddy C DURAN, Kyoji SASSA, Hiroshi FUKUOKA

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Kazuo KONAGAI
Ins., Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo
Jörgen JOHANSSON
Ins., Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo
Paola MAYORCA
Ins., Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo
Tetsuro YAMAMOTO
Dept., Civil Eng., Yamaguchi Univ.
Masakatsu MIYAJIMA
Dept., Civil Eng., Kanazawa Univ.
Ryosuke UZUOKA
Dept., Civil Engineering, Tohoku Univ.
Nelson E. PULIDO
Earthquake Disaster Mittigation Research Center
Freddy C DURAN
Dept., Civil Engineering systems, Kyoto Univ.
Kyoji SASSA
Disaster Prevention Research Inst., Kyoto University
Hiroshi FUKUOKA
Disaster Prevention Research Inst., Kyoto University

Keywords: El Salvador earthquake, landslide, pumice

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2002 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 1-15

DOI https://doi.org/10.5610/jaee.2.1

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Abstract

El Salvador was struck by two devastating earthquakes within a month. The first quake of Jan. 13, 2001, which was centered off El Salvador's southern coast, damaged and/or destroyed nearly 108, 000 houses, and killed at least 944 people, including hundreds of residents buried in a huge amount of soil slipped down Las Colinas mountainside in the city of Neuva San Salvador (Santa Tecla). This report outlines the findings obtained through the reconnaissance by the JSCE team and laboratory tests that followed it.

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