Masonry structures, comprising units of brick, stone or concrete block bound by mortar, represent one of the world’s most widespread building types, from historic temples to modern low-rise housing.
Local emergency managers agree that a recent New Yorker article was more than a little over the top in implying that everything west of Interstate 5 will be “toast” after the next Cascadia megaquake ...
When a wildfire reaches historic masonry buildings – stone, brick and block structures that have stood for centuries – the first photographs tell a simple story: Everything is black and looks ruined.
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