After the isolator has been leveled on its base a layer of grout is pumped between the isolator and its base. This step is required to provide bearing stability, which otherwise would not be present if the isolator rested solely on the leveling bolts. Like many of the steps, several tests were run to establish the integrity of the materials and techniques used to meet the code requirements.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
