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Olympia, Washington
Photos by A. Sanli and M. Celebi (USGS), S. Akkar ( METU, Ankara, Turkey)
Damage pictures at Olympia, Washington (click on picture number to get full-size picture or view thumbnails of pictures)
| PicO-01 | Vertical cracks on wall and columns of a red-tagged brick masonry building. | PicO-20 | Cracks on the corner of the building. |
| PicO-02 | Parapet wall broken off. | PicO-21 | A red-tagged corner building that has several column cracks. |
| PicO-03 | A red-tagged concrete building. The building may have been renovated. | PicO-22 | Close up of the cracks in a red-tagged corner building. |
| PicO-04 | Corner crack of the previous red-tagged concrete building. | PicO-23 | Another crack on the same building started from the window corner. | PicO-05 | Close up the crack in previous picture. | PicO-24 | Cracked parapet wall. |
| PicO-06 | Details of crack on another corner wall of the same concrete building. | PicO-25 | A bank building with broken-off parapet wall and tiles. |
| PicO-07 | Close up of the crack in previous picture (note lack of re-bars). | PicO-26 | State of Washington, Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Building. It has minor cosmetic damage and some horizontal cracks on infill walls. USGS strong-motion array in building triggered on mainshock. |
| PicO-08 | A 5-story red-tagged brick masonry building. The structure may have a frame system. | PicO-27 | The cracks on the infill walls of the DNR building. |
| PicO-09 | Large cracks at the corner of the 5-story brick masonry building. | PicO-28 | Another crack (appears as separation of walls) of DNR building. |
| PicO-10 | A hotel building (mixed construction). | PicO-29 | Diagonal cracks at the DNR building. |
| PicO-11 | Vertical crack under the emergency exit door of the hotel building. Other parts of the building appear undamaged. | PicO-30 | General view of the red-tagged State of Washington Capitol Building. |
| PicO-12 | A church (no tag). | PicO-31 | Block separation at the Capitol building |
| PicO-13 | Most exterior columns of the church experienced cracks at the cold joints. The status of interior columns are not known since entrance was not permitted. | PicO-32 | A residential building with wooden frame. Soft ground floor. |
| PicO-14 | Vertical cracks on the walls of an industrial one-story building. | PicO-33 | Brick wall broken off at the roof level. |
| PicO-15 | Corner cracks occurred due to pounding effect. | PicO-34 | State of Washington, Dept. of Transportation (DOT) building (red-tagged). Reinforced concrete, 3-story building. |
| PicO-16 | Roof front-end wall of an industrial steel building collapsed in its weak direction. | PicO-35 | Red tag at the DOT building. |
| PicO-17 | Shear cracks on the walls of a masonry building. | PicO-36 | A long crack on the concrete wall of the back entranceway of the DOT building. |
| PicO-18 | Close up of the cracks in the previous picture of a masonry building. | PicO-37 | Another crack around the first floor windows of the DOT building. |
| PicO-19 | A red-tagged corner building that has several column cracks. All windows of the neighboring red building are broken. | PicO-38 | The 4-th Street Bridge. Side rails were broken, and there were cracks on the pavement. |
Damage pictures at Olympia, Washington (click on picture to get larger version)
Vertical cracks on wall and columns of a red-tagged brick masonry building. |
Parapet wall broken off. |
A red-tagged concrete building. The building may have been renovated. |
Corner crack of the previous red-tagged concrete building. |
Close up the crack in previous picture. |
Details of crack on another corner wall of the same concrete building. |
Close up of the crack in previous picture (note lack of re-bars). |
A 5-story red-tagged brick masonry building. The structure may have a frame system. |
Large cracks at the corner of the 5-story brick masonry building. |
A hotel building (mixed construction). |
Vertical crack under the emergency exit door of the hotel building. Other parts of the building appear undamaged. |
A church (no tag). |
Most exterior columns of the church experienced cracks at the cold joints. The status of interior columns are not known since entrance was not permitted. |
Vertical cracks on the walls of an industrial one-story building. |
Corner cracks occurred due to pounding effect. |
Roof front-end wall of an industrial steel building collapsed in its weak direction. |
Shear cracks on the walls of a masonry building. |
Close up of the cracks in the previous picture of a masonry building. |
A red-tagged corner building that has several column cracks. All windows of the neighboring red building are broken. |
Cracks on the corner of the building. |
A red-tagged corner building that has several column cracks. |
Close up of the cracks in a red-tagged corner building. |
Another crack on the same building started from the window corner. |
Cracked parapet wall. |
A bank building with broken-off parapet wall and tiles. |
State of Washington, Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Building. It has minor cosmetic damage and some horizontal cracks on infill walls. USGS strong-motion array in building triggered on mainshock. |
The cracks on the infill walls of the DNR building. |
Another crack (appears as separation of walls) of DNR building. |
Diagonal cracks at the DNR building. |
General view of the red-tagged State of Washington Capitol Building. |
Block separation at the Capitol building |
A residential building with wooden frame. Soft ground floor. |
Brick wall broken off at the roof level. |
State of Washington, Dept. of Transportation (DOT) building (red-tagged). Reinforced concrete, 3-story building. |
Red tag at the DOT building. |
A long crack on the concrete wall of the back entranceway of the DOT building. |
Another crack around the first floor windows of the DOT building. |
The 4-th Street Bridge. Side rails were broken, and there were cracks on the pavement. |
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This page was posted on March 16, 2001.
