![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509165151im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Simple Method Strengthens Schools, Other Buildings Against Earthquakes
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February 10, 2009
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Civil engineers using a specialized laboratory at Purdue University have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple, inexpensive method to strengthen buildings that have a flaw, making them dangerously vulnerable to earthquakes.
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Source Purdue University
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