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    for seismic retrofitting has been experimentally tested for seismic retrofit of California bridges under a Caltrans research project and for seismic retrofit...
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    Retrofitting (redirect from Retrofit)
    may retrofit in order to reduce the need to replace a system entirely. Other retrofits may be due to changing codes or requirements, such as seismic retrofit...
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    technology can be used for both new structural design and seismic retrofit. In process of seismic retrofit, some of the most prominent U.S. monuments, e.g. Pasadena...
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    Hall. City Hall retrofit project photos and description of Pasadena City Hall Project Engineers' diagrams explaining the seismic retrofit of Pasadena City...
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    of earthquakes on structures led to a program to retrofit the Golden Gate to better resist seismic events. The proximity of the bridge to the San Andreas...
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    2001, the bridge commenced an extensive seismic retrofit program, similar to other bridges in the area. The retrofit was designed by a three-way joint venture...
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    over $6.5 billion; the original estimate of $250 million was for a seismic retrofit of the existing span. Unlike the western section and the original eastern...
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    Benicia–Martinez Bridge Seismic Retrofit. Retrieved September 20, 2009. Caltrans. Bay Area Toll Bridges. Carquinez Bridge Seismic Retrofit. Retrieved September...
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    miles per hour (105 km/h). A beam, which had been added as part of the seismic retrofit project, was found in a cracked condition during a routine inspection...
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    eventually acquired by local and federal government agencies. A $20 million seismic retrofit was completed in 1996, although its 24-foot (7.3 m) width does not...
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  • projects mandated by Regional Measure 1 (RM 1) and the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program. Although it operates all the other toll bridges in the Bay...
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  • Electric Headquarters seismic retrofit San Francisco Museum of Modern Art structural design Berkeley Civic Center seismic retrofit W. M. Keck Observatory...
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    damage from earthquakes is known as seismic retrofit. However, the changes generally do not immediately improve seismic risk in a community since existing...
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    original estimate of $250 million, which was an initial estimate for a seismic retrofit of the span, not the full span replacement ultimately completed. Originally...
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    marked the completion of a renovation of the lagoons and walkways and a seismic retrofit. The Palace of Fine Arts was one of ten palaces at the heart of the...
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    Earthquake-resistant structures (category Seismic vibration control)
    building due to a proposed seismic retrofit. In 2008, the Municipal Services Building of the City of Glendale, California was seismically retrofitted using an...
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    disasters, or geotechnical and structural safety (e.g. hurricane or seismic retrofit). Interventions and additions to increase home safety from other hazards...
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    to improve the seismic safety of the corridor. After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Caltrans initiated Phase 1 of its seismic retrofit program. After...
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    (1989). Buttress Cathedral architecture Flying arch Gothic architecture Seismic retrofit Curls, James Stevens, ed. (1999). A Dictionary of Architecture. Oxford...
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    event of an earthquake in the Franklin Hills area. As part of the seismic retrofit, the deck, sidewalks and railings were removed and reconstructed using...
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  • engineering tools, and design standards for bridge assessment, the seismic retrofit of existing structures, and the design of new bridges. The firm also...
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  • without causing any major structural damage. More recently, Beca's seismic retrofit work has been recognised with major international structural engineering...
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    chief bridge engineer with Caltrans and was placed in charge of the seismic retrofit program for Caltrans until his death in 2006. Rail service was briefly...
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    Machine, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, December 22, 2006 "San Pablo Dam Seismic Upgrade | East Bay Municipal Utility District - EBMUD". Archived from the...
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    initially constructed as a series of five simple truss spans. In 2001, a seismic retrofit project connected the five spans into a single continuous truss bridge...
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    Soft story building (category Earthquake and seismic risk mitigation)
    such buildings in the area had undergone the relatively inexpensive seismic retrofit to correct the condition. In 2013, San Francisco mandated screening...
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    to hold eastbound traffic while the 1958 eastbound span underwent a seismic retrofit, deck and superstructure rehabilitation, and painting to extend its...
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    the then-century-old building, which was determined to need a costly seismic retrofit, the county board of commissioners decided in 2013 to launch plans...
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  • Probabilistic risk assessment Seismic intensity scales Seismic magnitude scales Seismic response of landfill Seismic retrofit Seismic site response Soil structure...
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    analysis of ground-based, elevated, buried and submerged tanks; seismic response and retrofit of bridge structures including pier walls, pinned columns, and...
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