Photo: Cathedral's base isolators protect building from 'Big One' | The-Tidings.com
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BOLTED --- Nabih Youssef, structural engineer for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, points out the loose-gap bolts used for earthquake protection. The black cylinder pictured is a resilient rubber and steel base isolator, one of over 100 located below the cathedral.

Photo by Paula Doyle

 
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