Broken parapet wall and brick veneer.

An example of minor corner damage due to pounding.

An example of shear cracks in brick masonry coupling walls.

Close up of the shear cracks in previous picture.

Another close-up view of shear cracks.

Broken parapet wall at the roof level of a brick masonry building.

Cracks at the arches on a brick masonry building.

Pounding damage. The pounding caused corner edge to separate.

Close up of pounding damage in previous picture.

A red-tagged corner brick masonry building. The front wall is separated from the building at the joint. It also has plaster damage.

Close up of main separation in previous picture.

Plaster cracks on a mixed brick masonry corner building.

Another brick masonry corner building with brick separation and pounding damages (note the ties for diaphragms).

Close up of the damages at the roof level in previous picture.

Damage due to pounding effect.

General view of two buildings with different height (pounding occurred).

Close up of pounding damage in previous picture.

Brick wall failure at the roof level.

Close up of brick wall failure in previous picture.

Brick wall cracks. The building has been previously retrofitted with diaphragm ties seen in the picture.

Close up of brick wall cracks in previous picture.

The brick wall cracks mostly start from window corners.

Another brick wall crack (note: diaphragm ties may have helped reduce more severe damage).

Wall failure at the roof level (note: diaphragm ties).

Seattle Fire Dept. Bldg. (note: 2 levels of the building).

Cracks at the level of low-rise building of the Seattle Fire Dept. Bldg.

Starbucks Headquarters Building (SHB).

Cracks on the tower of the SHB.

Wall cracks on the SHB.

Another view showing wall cracks and the broken veneer at the roof level.

Wall failure

Shear cracks on a brick masonry corner building.

Another masonry building with shear cracks.