01-18-2010, 08:18 AM
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Originally posted by Blend
Yeah I hate to be a nay sayer. But coming from northern CA earthquake country a good 6.5 sidewinder will take down quite a few P & P's. True it depends on individual project design (don't go 2 stories) however most P & P's won't stand up to this lateral loading criteria.
Closer To Free
We don't normally have the type of earthquakes that produce the motion that happens in California or the one in Haiti.My 2 story plantation style house survived the 1975 Kalapana quake with minor cracking damage to the cinder block catchment.