Important Educational Downloads About Earthquake Retrofitting
Each of these documents contains technical and engineering information that we have found indispensable in our designs and installation residential seismic retrofits. These topics are also explored on the website and in the videos. To find this additional information just type in a search term in the search box at the upper right of any webpage.
PDF Downloads
Engineered Wood Construction Guide
Appendix Chapter A3 of the CEBC
Critique of Appendix Chapter A3 of the CEBC
Bolt and Brace Rejection Letter
FEMA: Vulnerability – Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One and Two-Family Dwellings
Hazards Posed by Hillside Homes
Hillside Home Retrofit Building Code
Homeowner’s Guide to Seismic Retrofitting
International Existing Building Code
Journal of light Construction Article
Retrofit Foundation Bolts-Article
Simpson SDS Screw ESR Report-2236
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
American Plywood Association Publications
APA Blocking and Horizontal Shearwalls
APA Effect of openings on shear wall
APA Green lumber effect on shearwalls
APA Nail Penetration in Shear Walls
APA Opinion of Retrofit Mudsill Connections
APA Slant Nailed Shear WallsPortal Fram Two
APA Wood Blocking and Shear Wall Design
APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide
