House on Landslide, Orinda, California

Creator:

Unknown

Notes:

There are numerous examples of landslide failures occurring without earthquakes. Unstable sites await triggering by earthquakes. If the soil is saturated with water, failure thresholds can be lowered. Digitized from a set of 35 mm slides from AIA/ACSA Cou

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

3734-067

Genre:

photographs: documentary photographs (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Buildings at Risk: Seismic Design Basics for Practicing Architects, Washington, DC., 1994

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 331516

OID:

10007878

PID:

digcoll:1903047