“The evaluation shows significant seismic deficiencies,” she said at a public hearing. “I cannot sign a statement of compliance without retrofits.”
It passed unanimously.
The results were ugly.
Now she had to decide: were they safe? That evening, Elena opened her worn copy of SEI 31-03 — Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings . The document was thick, dense, and unforgiving. It wasn’t a design guide for new buildings. It was a screening tool for old ones. SEI 31 03 Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings ....pdf
“That’s a load path discontinuity,” Marcus whispered. “The evaluation shows significant seismic deficiencies