Show on Shaky Ground Buildings 1 Could Survive Major Earthquake iII j Steve Contributor is surrounded by two earthquake faults but Nancy Sanchez director of administration services said that the College would survive an earthquake measuring at 60 o or stronger on the Richter scale Sanchez said the buildings would make it through the initial shock The Taylorsville Fault runs nuns along Redwood Road in front of the Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood campus The Granger Fault parallels 1 I between South and South Sanchez said that contrary to rumors all the buildings are up to earthquake standard The older buildings have been retrofitted to the standard One of the major problems facing Salt Lake City is tion This happened to the marina area in San Francisco during the 1989 earthquake Water-saturated Water sands silts and other loosely compacted compacted compacted com com- soils turn to a thick liquid during violent shaking Buildings shifted under liquefaction causing structural damage Paul Gunderson director of facilities es determines the safety of the building after a major earthquake No one can enter a building until it is deemed safe Sanchez said Personnel are trained in CPR and Other areas of concern to re-certified re annually Sanchez said Sanchez and the safety committee the College has personnel both day are elevator failures fires medical and night who also are trained in res- res emergencies power fail failures ures and cue efforts snow storms or other severe storms |