The Earthquake Resilience Act (H.R. 9375) would direct federal agencies to study the nation’s earthquake resiliency to better understand how communities can prepare for future disasters.
Participants at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance heard about the definitions, measurements, codes and testing standards for several natural disasters though an Intertek-sponsored session, “Natural Disaster Standards and Testing.”
Simpson Strong-Tie has secured seismic code listing of its high-performance FRCM fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix and FRP fiber-reinforced polymer solutions for the reinforcement and strengthening of concrete and masonry structures.
As part of the NEES-Soft project led by Colorado State University, Simpson Strong-Tie and other industry collaborators successfully completed earthquake testing of a Simpson Strong-Tie Strong Frame® special moment frame seismic retrofit of a four-story building during several days of testing from July 24 to August 5 at the University of California San Diego.
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