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KPENNUser is Offline
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13 May 2008 11:28 AM

Does anyone have any data pertaining to how well ICF homes stand up to an earthquake?
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13 May 2008 03:37 PM
University of Colorado did some tests a year or two ago and simulated a 10.0 and it survived.

Remember it's not the ICF in the earthquake, it is the concrete wall doing the work
Chris Johnson - Pro ICF<br>North of 49
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15 May 2008 03:16 PM
Exactly Chris!! It's in the engineering. How much rebar.  Schedule and placement of same.  How wide should the footer be?  Again engineering.

Go look at the ICF projects in the bay area of California where Chris is now.  

 
Bob Gieser<br>Sales and Technical Support<br>Holdfast Technologies<br>Master Distributor for Nudura ICFs<br>(916) 214-4398-cell
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16 May 2008 11:34 AM
Here is a PCA Technology Brief that deals with your question...

http://www.cement.org/homes/brief10.asp
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