Free Downloads Earthquake Strengthening For Vulnerable Homes: A Practical Guide For Engineers, Contractors, Inspectors And Homeowners
Explains how earthquakes damage wood-framed buildings of various ages and styles. Shows detailed methods to strengthen various weaknesses. Methods are based on author's experience investigating hundreds of existing wood-framed houses and small apartment buildings and designing retrofit systems that work in the real world. Discusses structural and non-structural earthquake hazards and how to mitigate them. Illustrated with over 400 photos, illustrations and construction details.
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Thor Matteson (June 5, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0990664503
ISBN-13: 978-0990664505
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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This is a book that people who live on the west coast, contractors, architects, city planners, and anyone who is advertising themselves as doing earthquake retrofits, should read carefully. Thor Matteson is extremely knowledgeable. This information in this book could save so many lives when the next Cascadia fault earth quake does occur. My hope is Mr. Matteson will indeed be able to create a private non profit course that contractors could take and become accredited as able to do effective earthquake retrofits.
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