Seismic retrofit

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of buildings that already exist to make them resistant to earthquakes.[1] Seismic retrofitting techniques can be applied to other kinds of natural disasters such as tornadoes and strong winds from thunderstorms.

Municipal Services Building in Glendale, California retrofitted with base isolation.
  1. "Earthquake-Resistant Construction". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2010-03-26.

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