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Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on the Geotechnical Engineering Aspects of the January 21, 2003 Tecoman (Colima), Mexico Earthquake

Report of the National Science Foundation-Sponsored Geotechnical Reconnaissance Team

Joseph Wartman, Drexel University
Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Washington State University
David Keefer, United States Geologic Survey
Scott Deaton, Georgia Institute of Technology
Pedro Repetto, URS Corporation
Emir Jose Macari, University of Texas
Carlos Navarro Ochoa, Universidad de Colima
Juan de la Cruz Tejeda Jacome, Universidad de Colima
Carlos E. Silva Echartea, Universidad de Colima
José Armando Téllez Alatorre, Universidad de Colima

Questions and comments about the geotechnical reconnaissance may be directed to Professor Joseph Wartman.


Site last updated on Feb 10 2005

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Introduction


Seismicity and Ground Motions
  
 
Apparent Site Effects
             



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Soil Liquefaction


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Landslides


Acknowledgments