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Seismic Bracing In California
Two-thirds of the United States’ earthquake risk lies in California. The seismic price for the state is about 65% of the country’s annual earthquake cost. With such high seismicity, it’s vital to ensure that proper seismic engineering measures are being taken to protect people and property alike. Seismic bracing is but one of the ways in which VIE Engineers can help you prepare for earthquakes so you can mitigate damage, limit downtime, and keep your structures safer.
Earthquake Safety Involves Being Prepared
While earthquakes are unpredictable, whether or not you’re prepared for a seismic event is something you can control. Amid inflation and skyrocketing property values, the expected cost from earthquake damage continues to rise by the billions. This is especially true with the ever-increasing value of older buildings in the state – which are the most vulnerable to major damage or collapse in the event of an earthquake.
Non-structural systems typically cost more than structures themselves, and the damage that can result from unrestrained MEP systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and beyond) significantly increases earthquake losses. Seismic bracing and equipment anchorage mitigate such damage, reducing the costs after earthquakes while preserving the life-safety of property and people.
Mitigate Risk With Comprehensive Seismic Engineering
While no part of the Golden State is without earthquake risk, you can mitigate the risk seismic activity poses to your structures with appropriate seismic engineering services. VIE Engineers provides seismic engineering services throughout the United States and has completed many projects in the state of California.
VIE Engineers is here to provide top-quality seismic restraint across the West Coast. Previous earthquakes have demonstrated the vulnerability of MEP systems without proper bracing. VIE can help you ensure your building is up to code with approved seismic restraint systems that suit your needs.
Some of the projects that VIE has done in California include:
- Seismic assessments for the Irvine Company
- Rockwell International Headquarters seismic retrofit
- Seismic analysis and retrofit design for multiple locations for 3M Corporation
- Seismic analysis and retrofit for Unisys Corporation
- Computer code review for seismic risk models at Stanford University
- Seismic risk review for the University of California, San Diego
- Seismic retrofit for the American Towers Data Center
- Bracing design for the Travis Air Force Base Hospital
- And more
For a representative list of our work, either in California or beyond, reach out to VIE directly.
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California Seismic Bracing Services
There are approximately 15,700 known faults in California, and scientists continue to discover new ones. Most Californians live within 30 miles of an active fault, and there’s a 99+% chance of 1 or more M6.7 earthquakes hitting California in the next 30 years. People who live in the state have to worry not only about the damage from the earthquake itself, but also about resulting tsunamis, landslides, and other regional risks.
As the most populous U.S. state, seismic activity must be taken seriously to preserve the life-safety of buildings and facilities. Since large earthquakes do not frequently occur, many people do not fully comprehend the magnitude of risks they post. This is especially true for non-structural systems, as people tend to focus on the structures rather than the non-structural systems, which both tend to be more expensive than the structure itself and are capable of causing more damage.
VIE Engineers is a leading seismic engineering firm anywhere earthquakes can occur in the United States. With over 40 years of experience, our innovative techniques enable us to provide the highest quality service to our clients.
Why Choose VIE Engineers?
VIE Engineers takes pride in providing highly effective solutions that preserve structures’ life safety while stabilizing costs for our clients. Our nonstructural bracing designs are project-specific and consider both the seismic impact on the structure and MEP systems alike in order to achieve higher levels of protection.
With our completed projects approaching a total construction value of $10 billion from the past 7 years alone, we’re proud to be an engineering firm that people come back to, time and time again. To learn more about our services, contact us today.