Timber
The popular quote “Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do,” could be expanded out from buildings to the built environment. There are a wide range of construction methods that all react very differently to earthquakes.
Residential and small business units make up the vast majority of the timber building stock. High performance of timber construction is important in keeping people housed after a seismic event.
- Earthquake Strengthening of Cripple Walls in Wood-Frame Dwellings
- General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings
- Resilient Design Guide High Wind Wood Frame Construction Edition
- Simplified Seismic Assessment of Detached, Single-Family, Wood-Frame Dwellings
- ABAG Soft Stories Page
- The CUREE-CalTech Woodframe Project: Educational Outreach to the Public
- Seismic Retrofit of a Wood Frame Building
- Strengthening Wood Frame Houses for Earthquake Safety