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Berkeley Campus Retrofit: Hearst Mining Building

Thumbnail Image Image-CR0338 Temporary braces support building during installation of base-isolation rubber bearings. (University of California, Berkeley)
Thumbnail Image Image-CR0340 Detail of steel truss connections under pre-existing skylights. (University of California, Berkeley)
Thumbnail Image Image-CR0341 Interior view of upper floor showing historic masonry walls with new steel trusses attached. (University of California, Berkeley)
Thumbnail Image Image-CR0342 Exterior view, rear of Hearst Mining Center, showing new construction and distance from nearest building. (University of California, Berkeley)
Thumbnail Image Image-CR0343 Excavation and seismic gap arouond newly base-isolated Hearst Mining Building. (University of California, Berkeley)
Thumbnail Image Image-CR0344 Overview of the Hearst Mining Building following seismic reconstruction. The retrofit included adding high-damping rubber bearings. (University of California, Berkeley)

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