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Evolution of the Earthquake Building Code

May 23, 2023
Evolution of the Earthquake Building Code

Over the years, earthquakes have forced engineers to make updates to the building code. Now, we regularly update our codes and standards to consider new information and science that comes out of the research community. The baseline for how we design is the building code, and that is the only thing that will move the needle. In this video, I discuss three earthquakes that affected this process on the West Coast and explain how the building code has adapted.

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