Construction
Nov. 2, 1999
Concrete-frame structures pose serious quake risk
San Francisco - The recent earthquakes in Turkey, Greece and Taiwan sent shock waves through California's construction and investment industries with the realization that thousands of concrete-frame structures that met code when they were built are at greater risk of collapse than anticipated.
San Francisco - The recent earthquakes in Turkey, Greece and Taiwan sent shock waves through California's construction and investment industries with the realization that thousands of concrete-frame structures that met code when they were built are at greater risk of collapse than anticipated.
According to the Structural Engineering Association of California, engineers have recognized the danger since the collapse of the Cypress freeway structure in the 1989 Loma Pri...
According to the Structural Engineering Association of California, engineers have recognized the danger since the collapse of the Cypress freeway structure in the 1989 Loma Pri...
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