Research and Testing Programs
F&W has directed various project specific research and testing programs to test building components and systems for structural performance. F&W has established a solid alliance as a principal investigator with the academic and laboratory staff at the University of California, Irvine. This relationship is ideally suited for the technical research needs that may be required to resolve design and engineering problems over the course of a project.

CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES FOR THE RESEARCH OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING (CUREe)
Wood Frame Research Project at the University of California, Irvine | Various Case Studies at multiple locations | "Earthquake Hazard Mitigation of Wood Frame Construction" funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through a grant administered by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

NORTHRIDGE MEADOWS APARTMENT COMPLEX 1994 | Northridge Earthquake Disaster Analysis and Testing at the University of California, Irvine | Northridge, California | Structural testing of lateral stucco shear wall components to understand collapse failure modes. Three story, multi-unit residential structure.  



 
LAS VEGAS CLUB EXTERIOR PANELIZED SYSTEM | Analysis and Testing at PMR Laboratories | Las Vegas, Nevada | Lateral racking tests of EIFS system panels to determine lateral drift limitations due to seismic loads.  

 
COURTYARDS AT MISSION VALLEY | Analysis and Testing of Seismic Resisting Systems at the University of California, Irvine | San Diego, California | Six, four story multi-unit residential buildings. Laboratory testing of various seismic resisting systems including shot pins, gypsum shear walls, and shear transfer components.  

 
MONTIFINO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION | Analysis and Testing of Seismic Resisting Systems at the University of California, Irvine | Diamond Bar, California | Two story, multi-unit condominiums and town homes. Laboratory testing of various seismic resisting systems that focused on various nail types in plywood shear walls.  

 
PALM VALLEY RESORT | Analysis and Testing of Seismic Resisting Systems at the University of California, Irvine | Palm Desert, California | Fourteen-hundred, one and two story timber framed residential structures. Laboratory testing of hold-down straps and stucco shear walls.  

Ficcadenti & Waggoner has been the principal investigator for various
research and testing operations at the University of California, Irvine.


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