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Sunday, November 15, 2015

What are URMs?

URMs... URMs... what the heck are URMs? They're UnReinforced Masonry buildings, and Portland has 1800 of them, and that's from a survey conducted in the mid-1990s - 20 years ago. Remember this when you're enjoying that evening out in Old Town.

Unreinforced buildings could crumple in an earthquake




Posted by MauiPeterB at 1:58 PM
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