Soft Story Seismic Retrofitting in Los Angeles & Surrounds
From past earthquakes, multi-story buildings with weak and/or open front wall lines creating a “soft-story” performed poorly and collapsed. The goal of the mandatory retrofit program, under Ordinance 183893 and Ordinance 184081, is to reduce structural deficiencies by the most economical and feasible method. Buildings that are most vulnerable have been identified with the following […]