09-08-2013, 04:17 PM
The main structures here that failed in the Kiholo Bay earthquake were some of the older post & pier, the lava rock churches (Kapa`a) & the Summer Palace) & some slabs separating from walks..
The lava rock were probably the most expensive & at least on the of post & pier was the most damaging, as the structure "walked" off the piers & crushed the work vehicles stored under the owners house....one of the problems with using the space available under the post & pier if you are counting on the structure "walking"
Course there were some things that building inspections SHOULD have caught, like missing jack studs & load beams....but that is not a design problem, just the lack of execution....(& yes...that double entendre HAS crossed my mind a time or 2...)
The lava rock were probably the most expensive & at least on the of post & pier was the most damaging, as the structure "walked" off the piers & crushed the work vehicles stored under the owners house....one of the problems with using the space available under the post & pier if you are counting on the structure "walking"
Course there were some things that building inspections SHOULD have caught, like missing jack studs & load beams....but that is not a design problem, just the lack of execution....(& yes...that double entendre HAS crossed my mind a time or 2...)