Highlights Retrofitting a house for earthquakes typically costs between $3,369 and $8,608, with a national average cost of $5,988. The cost for an earthquake retrofit will depend on the size of the ...

This project quantified the improvement in structural behavior of reinforced concrete shear walls retrofitted with a new method that allows the walls to rock over the foundation and self-center after ...

Mission Santa Inés in Solvang will receive a $500,000 federal grant to conduct seismic retrofit work. The California Missions Foundation secured two grants totaling more than $1.2 million for projects ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - Seismic retrofitting your home offers security that lessens the potential damage from an earthquake. Whether or not your home can withstand an earthquake not only affects your ...

Recent simulated earthquake tests conducted by engineers are expected to lead to retrofit schemes that make historic buildings safer. Recent simulated earthquake tests conducted by UC San Diego ...

Carmen Rivera walks her dog Ash in Ridgecrest, Calif., a day after an earthquake in 2019. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) Looking for some financial help making your home safer during an earthquake?

REPORTING FROM NAPA, CALIF. — City officials in Napa had long worried that the grand building on the corner of Second and Brown streets — with its brick walls and giant red-tiled cupolas — could be ...