Earthquake Strap: A metal strap used to secure gas hot water heaters to the framing or foundation of a house. Intended to reduce the chances of having the water heater fall over in an earthquake and causing a gas leak.

 

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Earthquake Strap: A metal strap used to secure gas hot water heaters to the framing or foundation of a house. Intended to reduce the chances of having the water heater fall over in an earthquake and causing a . . . View Full Definition

Focus (Earthquake): The point at which the rupture occurs: synonymous with hypocenter.

Homeowners Guide To Earthquake Safety: A document produced by the State of California Seismic Safety Commission intended to help inform homeowners on earthquake safety issues in homes.

Training Straps: Strap used around the wrist and the remaining material is wrapped around the weight lifting bar to aid you in holding the weight.

FHA Strap: Metal straps that are used to repair a bearing wall 'cut-out', and to 'tie together' wall corners, splices, and bearing headers. Also, they are used to hang stairs and landings to bearing headers.

Bootstrap: Term used to describe the start-up of a company with very little capital.

Earthquake: A sudden, transient motion or trembling of the earth's crust, resulting from the waves in the earth caused by faulting of the rocks or by volcanic activity.

Earthquake Safety Disclosure: By California law, real estate agents or owners are required to prepare a Residential Earthquake Hazards Report disclosing the earthquake safety preparedness of all houses sold in the state.

Bootstrapping: Creating a theoretical spot rate curve using one yield projection as the basis for the yield of the next maturity.