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Notes:
- Retrofit work will fail if the foundation cannot resist the seismic forces imposed on it.
- Briefly review:
- Forces entering the building
- Shear walls
- Load path and connections
- Now need to get the forces out of the building and into the ground
- Foundation resistance to horizontal forces is determined by investigating:
- Foundation type
- Foundation material
- Foundation condition
- Foundation embedment
