Photograph by M. Bruneau   Photo shows damage to column having widely spaced stirrups and trapped by a partition

This report and the reconnaissance effort which made it possible are a collaborative effort between many investigators and institutions. Sponsorship of these activities was provided primarily by the Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration through the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER). This support is gratefully acknowledged. The authors wish to collectively acknowledge the support and cooperation of the people of Taiwan who so willingly provided assistance during a very traumatic time. Many had the kindness and willingness to freely share information and provide access to damaged facilities. The authors also wish to acknowledge the generous assistance of many organizations, agencies and individuals who made their visit possible and whose employees gave freely of their time and expertise. Some of these organizations and individuals are listed below and others are identified in the body of the report. They include: Liang-Chun Chen, National Taiwan University Lan-Hung Chiang, National Taiwan University Lun-Chang Chou, Office of the National Science and Technology Program for Hazard Mitigation Tien-Yin Chou, GIS Research Center, Feng Chia University James D. Goltz, California Institute of Technology (as part of the EERI reconnaissance effort) Han-Wen Hsiao, Office of the National Science and Technology Program for Hazard Mitigation J.C. Hsu, NCREE Administrative Section Chief Jong-Tsun Huang, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Dr. Howard H.M. Hwang, University of Memphis Jenn-Tai Hwang, Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University Mr. Sheng-Nan Lin, Taiwan Power Company Dr. Gin-Ong Liu, Director, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University Ministry of Economic Affairs Jia-D. Shen, Graduate Student, University at Buffalo Dr. Chi-Hong Sun, Office of the National Science and Technology Program for Hazard Mitigation Taiwan Institute for Economic Research Chin-Yen Tsay, Vice Chairman, National Science Council Hung-Kai Wang, Institute of Building and Planning, National Taiwan University Sheng-Ming Wang, Office of the National Science and Technology Program for Hazard Mitigation Dr. C.P. Weng, National Science Council En-Chang Wu, National Taiwan University Mr. Wei Wu, Deputy Chief Engineer for Central Taiwan, Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Mr. James Yeh, Deputy Director General, Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Shin-Cheng Yeh, National Chi-Nan University

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