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Tag: unreinforced masonry

King Albert Residence Hall
PSU's King Albert Residence Hall, one of the 1600 unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings in Portland. Alex Wittwer/PSU Vanguard
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PSU residence halls ‘vulnerable to collapse’ during earthquake

  • Justin Grinnell
  • December 2, 2019

Five of Portland State’s residence halls are constructed of unreinforced masonry, building materials vulnerable to collapse during an earthquake. According to Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, “FEMA considers [URMs]…

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