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The prevalence of hotter, more destructive wildfires will continue to threaten water systems’ ability to maintain source water quality and effective treatment. Over the Labor Day weekend in 2020, wildfires burned more than one million acres in Oregon; case studies illustrate three communities’ recovery and restoration strategies. Preparing for and responding to wildfires is done most effectively as a collaborative effort of utilities and local organizations and agencies. Utilities can protect their drinking water systems from a distribution standpoint and at a landscape level (i.e., protecting the source water).

Analysis of the interaction between a precast wall cladding panel and a reinforced concrete frame under linear static and dynamics forces has been performed. Two computer programs LDYN and LSTAT were written to evaluate the effects on the lateral displacements and dynamic characteristics of a moment resisting frame when the cladding is incorporated into the analysis as a structural component. The data indicates a significant change in lateral displacement, natural frequency, member force distribution and connector forces when compared with a frame neglecting the structural characteristics of the cladding.

Analysis of the interaction between a precast wall cladding panel and a reinforced concrete frame under linear static and dynamics forces has been performed. Two computer programs (LDYN and LSTAT) were written to evaluate the effects on the lateral displacements and dynamic characteristics of a moment resisting frame when the cladding is incorporated into the analysis as a structural component. The data indicates a significant change in lateral displacement, natural frequency, member force distribution and connector forces when compared with a frame neglecting the structural characteristics of the cladding.

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