The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906,
and their effects on structures and structural materials.
(USGS report, 1907)
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Bekins Warehouse, San Francisco (under construction in 1906) Earthquake endurance of reinforced concrete building. The only building of pure reinforced-concrete in the city. The brick walls composing the shell of the building were cracked, but the floors and columns were uninjured.
photograph by Richard L. Humphrey