- Wikipedia: Seismic Retrofit
Highlighting the levels and types of modifications that can be made to structures to minimize earthquake damage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_retrofit
- Seattle Project Impact
Public-private partnership whose overall goal is to make homes, schools, and businesses more resistant to the damaging effects of disasters, particularly earthquakes.
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/projectimpact
- Quake Country: Retrofitting
Provides pictures and details the three types of lateral failure that can be caused by earthquakes. From the San Francisco Chronicle.
www.sfgate.com/chronicle/special/quakes/2.1.html
- Earthquake Home Health Quiz
Is your dwelling stable enough to withstand an earthquake? Take this quiz, offered through the Association of Bay Area Governments, and find out.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/fixit/quiz/index.html
- APA Homeowner's Guide for Earthquake Safeguards
Shows how structural wood panels can be used to protect a home, its contents, and its inhabitants, from damage or injury during an earthquake. From the American Plywood Association.
www.mcvicker.com/twd/apa/eqguide/eqguid01.htm#TOC
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