RENTON TANKS WERE SEISMICALLY BRACED WITH FRICTION DAMPERS By Dave Swanson, Reid Middleton Structural engineers faced a retrofit challenge after two Renton-based elevated water tanks were damaged during the Nisqually earthquake. How can the necessary structural repairs be used to… Continue Reading

By Eric Fetters, Herald Writer MUKILTEO - Steve Anderson was nearly finished with work at Ivar's Mukilteo Landing restaurant on Oct. 28, 2003, when the wind-whipped waves outside convinced him to stick around. A half-hour later, a fierce wind was… Continue Reading