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2024 EERI Annual Meeting (2024AM)
April 9–12, 2024
Sheraton Grand Seattle, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
4A: UR-Missing Lateral Strength: Development of Seattle’s URM Retrofit Technical Standard
Topic Area
Multidisciplinary
Description
Unreinforced Masonry (URM) buildings are predictable collapse hazards in an earthquake due to their lack of structural reinforcements. Seattle has spent over a decade developing an inventory of its 1,100 URM buildings, establishing a minimum standard for retrofit compliance, and strategizing how to balance the public safety element of retrofits with historic preservation and affordable housing. Join Seattle's URM team as they discuss the technical and political considerations of the URM retrofit standard and the progress towards increasing Seattle’s seismic resilience.
Speakers
Nathalie Boeholt, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Presentation Title
UR-Missing Lateral Strength: Development of Seattle’s URM Retrofit Technical Standard
Susan Chang, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Presentation Title
UR-Missing Lateral Strength: Development of Seattle’s URM Retrofit Technical Standard
Kai Ki Mow, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Presentation Title
UR-Missing Lateral Strength: Development of Seattle’s URM Retrofit Technical Standard
Kevin Solberg, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Presentation Title
UR-Missing Lateral Strength: Development of Seattle’s URM Retrofit Technical Standard
Peter Somers, MKA
Presentation Title
UR-Missing Lateral Strength: Development of Seattle’s URM Retrofit Technical Standard