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City of San Jose: The Apartment Owner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety


Source: Residential Seismic Safety Program, City of San Jose, California

“A Handbook for Owners to Identify Seismic Hazards in Low Rise Apartment Buildings”

This handbook is intended to be used by building owners to attempt to answer these difficult questions as accurately as possible by identifying structural weaknesses and understanding how to mitigate these weaknesses.

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