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Construction of the $86M Quw’utsun Secondary School in Duncan saw the installation of the final steel girder and the last concrete pour.

Construction of the $86M Quw’utsun Secondary School in Duncan saw the installation of the final steel girder and the last concrete pour.

Almost half of B.C. schools slated for seismic upgrades have not been completed three years after the province's initial deadline.

Almost half of B.C. schools slated for seismic upgrades have not been completed three years after the province's initial deadline.

Elastic cables have the advantages of desirable seismic mitigation effect, low cost, and convenient installation, and have been used widely in low-To-mid-span bridges. However, their utilization in long-span cable-stayed bridges has been limited. To study the effect of elastic cable on the seismic response mitigation of long-span cable-stayed bridges, an experimental model (half-bridge model) with a geometric similarity ratio of 1a40 was established. Both the semifloating system and the elastic ...

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Construction on the upgrades to the school buildings and the new vertical evacuation tower is expected to begin in summer 2021 for a completion by fall 2021. The new tower will be a 10-metre (33-ft) tall steel structure built on school property that includes storage for emergency supplies. Currently, the evacuation safe zone is over 10 km away from the school, but after a powerful earthquake the roads leading to the safe zone could be damaged beyond usability. “The tsunami evacuation route cu...