By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
(07-30) 15:48 PDT CHINO HILLS, CA (AP) --
If an earthquake had to hit somewhere in densely populated Southern California, this new suburb of 80,000 people was about the best place possible.
Nearly three-quarters of Chino Hills' residential subdivisions were built in the last 15 years and feature the latest in plywood-reinforced walls, tied-down foundations, strengthened concrete and stronger welds.
The city was just a ...
Posted by lana on July 31, 2008 12:09 AM
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
(07-29) 17:25 PDT CHINO HILLS, CA (AP) --
Modern building codes helped protect homes and businesses in the low-rise suburb near the epicenter of Tuesday's Southern California earthquake, engineers and officials said Tuesday.
About half of the structures in Chino Hills — an hour's drive from the skyscrapers of Los Angeles — were built after 1991 under construction rules intended to minimize damage from earthquakes.
The moderate-strength, 5.4-magnitude ...
Posted by lana on July 30, 2008 7:44 PM
Healthcare Design Magazine - June 2008, Posted On: 6/1/2008
by CHRIS POLAND, SE
On November 14, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) approved plans to amend the requirements for hospital seismic safety measures in order to delay billions in premature spending. The new requirements will allow significant savings in the state's healthcare costs over the next 15 years.
At issue is the implementation of Senate Bill 1953 (SB 1953), legislation originally passed in 1994. Drafted by Senator ...
Posted by lana on July 22, 2008 11:10 PM
June 2008 - Modern Steel Construction Magazine - On the Brink
Advanced seismic analysis and design keep a crucial 15-story building near the Hayward Fault from becoming history.
Just five miles from California’s Hayward Fault stands the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) District 4 headquarters, a 15-story steel moment frame structure that houses the San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation operations, including its emergency response team.
The structure was built two years after the destructive 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. ...
Posted by lana on July 16, 2008 5:19 PM
San Francisco, CA (April 23, 2008) - The Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) announced the winners of the SEAONC 2008 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards competition. This year SEAONC added a sustainability category, and two Degenkolb projects received an award of Excellence.
Providence Newberg Hospital, the nation’s first LEED Gold hospital, is honored in the Large ...
Posted by Alethea on April 23, 2008 11:29 PM
The United States Geological Survey reports that California has more than a 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake within the next 30 years, according scientists using a new model to determine the probability of big quakes.
The likelihood of a major quake of magnitude 7.5 or greater in the next 30 years is 46%-and such a quake is most likely to occur in the southern half of the state.
The new ...
Posted by Alethea on April 15, 2008 8:07 PM