Important Educational Downloads About Earthquake Retrofitting
Each of these documents contains technical and engineering information that we have asdfasfsda found indispensable in our designs and implementation of effective residential seismic retrofitting. Much of the material is also on the website.
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
OAPA Opinion of Retrofit Mudsill Connections
ABAG Shear wall Construction Methods
APA Slant Nailed Shear WallsPortal Fram Two
APA Wood Blocking and Shear Wall Design
APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide
