The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . The steel girdersand concrete protection around them, which support the re-inforced concrete beams, although nearer to the disrupted bay,are uninjured. The dynamiting also caused considerable dam-age to other portions of the work on this side of the building. Except the damage referred to, the steel skeleton frame andthe concrete floors and ceiling are in good condition through-out the
The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . The steel girdersand concrete protection around them, which support the re-inforced concrete beams, although nearer to the disrupted bay,are uninjured. The dynamiting also caused considerable dam-age to other portions of the work on this side of the building. Except the damage referred to, the steel skeleton frame andthe concrete floors and ceiling are in good condition through-out the building. Those portions of the building that escapedthe fire are considerably damaged liy earthquake cracks in theplaster work and other finish. The cast-iron elevator fronts andstairways remain in good condition. Comments: It was noted that the columns were left exposed back of themarble wainscoting in the hallways in several instances wherethe wainscoting had failed and fallen away from the parti-tions. If the column protection was omitted throughout inthese locations, serious damage would have resulted to the col-umns had this building been subjected to a fire of normal in-tensity and duration. 300.
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