Thank you very much for the feedback. It is appreciated more than you know.
ishvaaag, sound advice. Historically, a major earthquake happens on average every 30 year. In between there are random events.
Archie264 I hear you about concrete and its benefits but unfortunately its not an...
I am in the 3rd world, in an earthquake zone, in need of building a small house. There are no engineers to be found ( I am computational not structural/geotechnical) and absolutely no building standards. The 'local builder guys' have just enough education to read a tape measure. To try to make...
