Answer:From past earthquakes, multi-story buildings with weak and/or open front wall lines creating a “soft-story” (i.e. buildings with tuck-under-parking) performed poorly and collapsed. The goal of the mandatory retrofit program, under Ordinance 183893 and Ordinance 184081, is to reduce structural deficiencies by the most economical and feasible method. Without proper strengthening, these vulnerable buildings may be subjected to structural failure during and/or after an earthquake.
Buildings that are most vulnerable have been identified with the following criteria:
Consist of 2 or more stories wood frame construction
Built under building code standards enacted before January 1, 1978
Contains ground floor parking or other similar open floor space
The program does not apply to residential buildings with 3 or less units.
<span>Chopin uses realistic details to help the reader visualize the scene.
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<span>Unfortunately, we are not given with the passage so that we will be able to identify the topic and answer this item. However, it should be noted that the topic of the passage is usually the first sentence of the passage so readers can already grasp the idea. The answer is therefore letter A. </span>
Five types of author's purpose are Instruct, Entertain, Inform, Persuade and Describe.
An author's purpose is the main idea or message that they want to communicate through their writing. This could be to inform, entertain, persuade, or simply express themselves.
The author's purpose will often be evident in the way they structure their piece and the topics they choose to write about. An author's purpose is the main reason why they wrote a piece of text. It could be to persuade, inform or entertain the reader. The author will use different language and text features to achieve their purpose.
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A counterclaim is when somebody counters your claim with a claim of their own... If that's confusing, try this, the offender says something and the defender says something that proves him wrong, Writers can respond with a counterclaim of their own if their claim has been countered. It can go back and forth for quite a while... Basically offense and defense, Did I help?