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I'd stick to the code. It was revised/became more stringent after the
Kobe earthquake and will probably change again in a few years based on
analysis of the most recent earthquake.<br>
<br>
I've heard that ancient Chinese structures survived earthquakes because
they were built without fasteners of any kind - my (non-engineer)
understanding of that is the jiggling distributed itself throughout the
structure at the joints, which were sort of lincoln-logged together. I
think the key there is NO fasteners, though. None. I'm certain that
if you build a house the way we do now (all full of nails) and neglect
to attach it to the foundation and we get a big earthquake you'll end
up with a house that slides off the foundation.<br>
<br>
-Kat<br>
<br>
Reuben Deumling wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTinm2YYpFkAn5WFzA+R4x7ePYGz6eg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I'm in the process of bolting my house to a knee wall
which will be bolted and nailed and otherwise rendered inseparable from
the foundation, or so I imagine. But knowing just a little about
earthquakes I'm not sure that pursuing rigid connections of a wooden
structure to a concrete foundation is the best approach or last word on
the subject. In the Pacific Northwest we are due for something on the
same order of magnitude as Japan just experienced, and I'm curious if
anyone here has any insights about what worked and didn't work in
similar structures/circumstances in Japan?<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
Reuben<br>
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