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openoakland / soft-story-buildings

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first site sketches #7

Open criscristina opened 10 years ago

criscristina commented 10 years ago

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criscristina commented 10 years ago

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criscristina commented 10 years ago

"A typical soft story building is an apartment building of three or more stories located over a ground level with large openings, such as a parking garage or series of retail businesses with large windows." Seems like a good sentence to use in the description.

Also this: "Buildings are classified as having a "soft story" if that level is less than 70% as stiff as the floor immediately above it, or less than 80% as stiff as the average stiffness of the three floors above it. Soft story buildings are vulnerable to collapse in a moderate to severe earthquake."

All from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_story_building

Might need some contextual background about the ABAG study, but should be as lightweight as possible. Suggest a sentence or two and link to the report.

amoeda commented 10 years ago

Just a thought, would it be helpful for users to include a line art sketch of a typical soft story building to accompany this description? Andrea

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, criscristina notifications@github.com wrote:

"A typical soft story building is an apartment building of three or more stories located over a ground level with large openings, such as a parking garage or series of retail businesses with large windows." Seems like a good sentence to use in the description.

Also this: "Buildings are classified as having a "soft story" if that level is less than 70% as stiff as the floor immediately above it, or less than 80% as stiff as the average stiffness of the three floors above it. Soft story buildings are vulnerable to collapse in a moderate to severe earthquake."

All from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_story_building

Might need some contextual background about the ABAG study, but should be as lightweight as possible. Suggest a sentence or two and link to the report.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/openoakland/soft-story-buildings/issues/7#issuecomment-36771941 .

Andrea Moed amoeda@gmail.com http:www.linkedin.com/in/amoeda twitter: futuristparent

amoeda commented 10 years ago

Oh wait, that's what those image placeholders are for in Cris's sketch, right? Sorry, never mind!

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Andrea Moed amoeda@gmail.com wrote:

Just a thought, would it be helpful for users to include a line art sketch of a typical soft story building to accompany this description? Andrea

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, criscristina notifications@github.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

"A typical soft story building is an apartment building of three or more stories located over a ground level with large openings, such as a parking garage or series of retail businesses with large windows." Seems like a good sentence to use in the description.

Also this: "Buildings are classified as having a "soft story" if that level is less than 70% as stiff as the floor immediately above it, or less than 80% as stiff as the average stiffness of the three floors above it. Soft story buildings are vulnerable to collapse in a moderate to severe earthquake."

All from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_story_building

Might need some contextual background about the ABAG study, but should be as lightweight as possible. Suggest a sentence or two and link to the report.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/openoakland/soft-story-buildings/issues/7#issuecomment-36771941 .

Andrea Moed amoeda@gmail.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','amoeda@gmail.com'); http:www.linkedin.com/in/amoeda twitter: futuristparent

Andrea Moed amoeda@gmail.com http:www.linkedin.com/in/amoeda twitter: futuristparent

daguar commented 10 years ago

:smile: Thanks Cris! (And Andrea no worries! Will definitely love your feedback after the minimal prototype is done.)

cbracy commented 10 years ago

One thought: Might be more compelling/explanatory to start the description with: "Soft story buildings are vulnerable to collapse in a moderate to severe earthquake." And then launch into the why. As a newbie to this issue I don't immediately understand why having lots of windows or a garage or something on the first floor is a problem. So making that part clear right up front might make the problem more apparent.

evanwolf commented 10 years ago

Do You Sleep In A Killer "Soft-Story" Home?

"Soft-Story" buildings collapse in earthquakes. Multi-story homes with weaker lower floors need construction to be safe. Oakland has more than a 1000 soft-story buildings. Search here to find out if your building is on the City of Oakland's list of at-risk homes.

cbracy commented 10 years ago

Here's what we came up with for description:

Is your home vulnerable in an earthquake?

Over a thousand residential structures in Oakland have been designated soft-story buildings. Soft-story buildings are buildings with unsupported first floors, including garages, or commercial establishments with many large windows.

Do you live in one of these buildings? Enter your address here to find out.

evanwolf commented 10 years ago

Your Home Might Have A Soft-Story When..."

evanwolf commented 10 years ago

Per http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html, a "moderate" earthquake is 5–5.9. So 5+ quakes can flatten your soft-story home.

criscristina commented 10 years ago

This is great stuff. I'll integrate some of it asap. On Apr 8, 2014 8:15 PM, "Catherine Bracy" notifications@github.com wrote:

Here's what we came up with for description:

Is your home vulnerable in an earthquake?

Over a thousand residential structures in Oakland have been designated soft-story buildings. Soft-story buildings are buildings with unsupported first floors, including garages, or commercial establishments with many large windows.

Do you live in one of these buildings? Enter your address here to find out.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/openoakland/soft-story-buildings/issues/7#issuecomment-39925001 .