"From a seismic life safety standpoint, I would argue the building will perform better than most normal buildings in an earthquake,"
"Levi's Stadium was designed to the very stringent requirements of the California building code."
"In a specialized structure like Levi's that holds a lot of people, pretty advanced techniques are used to design such a stadium,"
"Especially since it was recently built, it's probably as advanced as we can get with respect to seismic design."
A swarm of small earthquakes continues near the South Bay while thousands of Super Bowl visitors arrive. Levi's Stadium sits between the San Andreas and Hayward faults and was completed in 2014 with about 75,000 seats. Structural designers evaluated roughly 60 options and selected an all-steel frame with 529 buckling-restrained braces to reduce potential earthquake damage. Stadiums fall into risk category three under the California building code, requiring stricter seismic design than ordinary buildings; only essential facilities like hospitals receive more stringent requirements. Experts describe the stadium's seismic design as advanced and focused on life safety.
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