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November 10, 2005

Construction Industry Spotlight: Are old concrete buildings quake hazards?

  • One expert says retrofitting an older concrete building to 500-year standards could cost as much as replacing it.
    • By JOHN C. RYAN
    Journal Staff Reporter

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    Photo by Mark Pierepiekarz
    A pre-1970 concrete-frame building in Van Nuys, Calif., was felled by the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

    OFFICIALS IN California have singled out older, concrete-frame buildings as their state's greatest remaining safety risk in the event of a major earthquake.


     
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