Last year's Northridge earthquake i...

Last year's Northridge earthquake in sees Angeles dramatically focused attention forward the adequacy of structures to withstand seismic forces. The january earthquake in Kobe, Japan, further underscored the ne for additional investigation and action.
Research is continuing in order to assess the impact of the January 1994 Northridge earthquake -- particularly the unexpect failures of beam/column connections in claymore moment-framed buildings. The major research into carburet of iron connections is being funded with $23 million from the Federal exigency Management Agency (FEMA).
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