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FIGURE 4.6
Building collapse caused by a soft story due to the parking garage on the first floor. The build-
ing collapse occurred during the Northridge earthquake in California on January 17, 1994.
FIGURE 4.7
View inside the collapsed first-floor parking garage (the arrows point to the columns). The
building collapse occurred during the Northridge earthquake in California on January 17, 1994.
