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Architect and engineer (1905)

San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 225

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nd and earthquake forces isafforded by the behavior of the Ferry tower at San Francisco duringthe 1906 earthquake. This tower was built with steel columns bracedby steel X-bracing. The.se X-braces proved to be too rigid, resulting insnapping off of the connection during the quake. This gave… … 11II I f

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