Alaco Engineering
alaco.us
Alaco Engineering
@alaco.us
A small civil engineering firm located in ALAmeda COunty, California.

www.alaco.us
The registration period for California's Brace + Bolt Program is set to close this week. Grants of up to $10,000 are available. If you qualify, be sure to get your application in now.

Protect yourself, your family, tenants, and community; seismically retrofit old homes ASAP.
See If You Qualify: Earthquake Brace + Bolt Program Eligibility | EBB
Check Your Eligibility for the Earthquake Brace + Bolt Program. You may be eligible to apply for an EBB grant if you meet certain criteria. Criteria includes: You own and live in the house you would l...
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February 7, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Attn: CA hillside homeowners - install auto gas shut-off valves & retrofit old houses.

A critical realization following the Northridge earthquake 30-years ago was just how poorly old hillside homes resist quakes.

Hundreds of houses along the slopes of the Hayward fault are at risk of destruction.
January 20, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Liquefaction caused considerable damage during Japan’s New Year’s Day quake.

An interesting 2022 NHK video explains that it is not necessarily a quake’s magnitude, but its duration, that fully activates the liquified condition in susceptible soils when the depth to groundwater is shallow.
Soil Liquefaction - BOSAI: Science that Can Save Your Life
Prepare yourself for disasters with NHK WORLD-JAPAN:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/category/29/?cid=wohk-yt-2401-bosai014-hpWatch more quality p...
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January 14, 2024 at 5:48 PM
For the next 30-days, California’s Earthquake Brace and Bolt Program, which provides funding for residential, seismic-retrofit work, is accepting registrations for 2024 eligibility determination.

For more information, visit: www.earthquakebracebolt.com
January 10, 2024 at 5:17 PM