An Investigation of Nonstructural and Building Contents Damage in the 19 September 1985 Mexico Earthquake

本研究项目将调查1985年9月19日墨西哥地震期间发生的非结构和建筑内容物损坏。该研究项目将开发一个关于建筑物非结构和内容损坏的系统和综合数据库，将该数据库组织为其他研究人员易于访问的格式，对案例研究建筑物和非结构部件进行分析，并将结果传播给专业人员。预计其结果不仅会给建筑师和结构工程师带来直接的好处，还会给机电工程师、建筑规范官员、建筑业主、管理者、居住者带来直接的好处。

This research project will investigate nonstructural and building contents damage that occurred during the 19 September 1985 Mexican earthquake. The research project will develop a systematic and comprehensive database on nonstructural and contents damage to buildings, organize the database into a readily accessible format for use by other researchers, perform analyses on case study buildings and nonstructural components, and disseminate the results to professionals. It is expected that the results will directly benefit not only architects and structural engineers, but also mechanical and electrical engineers, construction building code officials, and building owners, managers, and occupants.