Resiliency Replaces Disaster in San Francisco (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Resiliency Replaces Disaster in San Francisco

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The devastation (left image) following the 1906 earthquake that dramatically impacted the economic and social growth of San Francisco compared with the "West Coast's most resilient skyscraper," the 181 Fremont tower (right image, center), designed to withstand a 475-year seismic event with minimal disruption. Ironically, the tower stands one block from the corner seen in the 1906 photo.

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Left image: California State Library Right image: Jay Paul Company

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