SEISMIC RETROFIT CASE STUDY
THURSDAY, November 17, 2011
Speaker: John Chrysler, Masonry Institute of America
In 1972, the Sylmar-San Fernando Earthquake in Southern California destroyed a significant number of unreinforced masonry buildings (URM) which prompted the City of Los Angeles to develop a retrofit program aimed at preventing building collapse during seismic events. John Chrysler discusses the development of the seismic retrofit program for URM called Division 88 and will evaluate the program’s performance during subsequent earthquakes.
Sponsor: Irwin Products, Inc.