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The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906, Use back bar to return or select Index 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.
and their effects on structures and structural materials.
(USGS report, 1907)
photograph by Richard L. Humphrey