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Basically there are four types of older buildings that are problematic: Brick unreinforced masonry -- that's the worst, very dangerous. — Braden Goyette, CNN, "She's been explaining earthquakes for decades. Here's where she says California is least prepared," 9 July 2019 Officials determined that the most vulnerable buildings are the older ones and those built from unreinforced masonry or under-reinforced concrete. — USA TODAY, "Kacey Musgraves, sneaker flap, skiing in July: News from around our 50 states," 3 July 2019 Mobile homes likely sustain heavy damage, and unreinforced masonry walls can tumble. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, "Hurricanes: How These Destructive Storms Form, and Why They Get So Strong," 26 June 2019 Local researchers are anticipating a more-likely 6.7 quake, enough to kill 1,600 people if unreinforced brick buildings tumble. — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, "What will the Highway 99 tunnel opening mean for bus routes, detours and tsunamis? We answer those questions and more," 12 Dec. 2018 Many homes built recently are hybrids, combining traditional styles with unreinforced masonry and tile roofs too heavy for the structures when they are shaken by quakes. — Elaine Kurtenbach, The Seattle Times, "Disaster undoes hard-won progress for Indonesian port city," 2 Oct. 2018 Only a single, unreinforced guardrail stood between the traffic and a ravine. — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, "Free Power From Freeways? China Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels," 11 June 2018 San Diego city officials passed an ordinance requiring owners of more than 800 unreinforced masonry buildings — known to do poorly in earthquakes — to strengthen them by Jan. 1, 2006. — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego's vulnerable buildings," 13 May 2018 Save Portland Buildings formed last year in response to a proposal that would require seismic retrofitting of the city's 1,600 unreinforced brick buildings. — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, "Photog sneaks into doomed buildings for one last photo before they're demolished," 15 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unreinforced.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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