It is still standing.
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
Consulting Structural Engineers
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From: erik_g@cox.net [mailto:erik_g@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:49 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: RE: Unreinforced Adobe Brick in California? Really?
Do you know if the house is currently intact, or did it get demolished?
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From: Jnapd@aol.com [mailto:Jnapd@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:27 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Re: Unreinforced Adobe Brick in California? Really?Bill
The key statement "located in a remote section of Riverside County" says it all.
Maybe the house was for the inlaws........
Joe Venuti
Johnson & Nielsen Associates
Palm Springs, CA
In a message dated 6/17/2009 2:46:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, t.w.allen@cox.net writes:
I saw a set of plans today which depict a single family structure apparently constructed from adobe brick. The drawings indicate a full basement and the walls consisting of 4" H x 12" L x 16" W adobe brick. There is horizontal steel (2-#2) at "Every Four Courses", but no vertical steel. The date of the drawings is 1977 and they are signed by a S.E.
Is this possible? I mean, I know it's possible that I saw the drawings, but is it possible that this type of construction was permissible in the 1970's? The structure is located in a remote section of Riverside County, so code enforcement could have been "less than optimum".
I'm just wondering what I'm missing.
Thanks,
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
Consulting Structural Engineers
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