Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings
Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings

Author: Ugo Morelli

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-11

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0788183818

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Provides the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Mitigation Directorate with 25 recommended tasks that should be undertaken through the agency's Existing Buildings Program (EBP) in the coming years. The EBP's expanded but continuing mission in seismic rehabilitation is to limit fatalities, life-threatening injuries, & property & economic losses from earthquakes by increasing the number of seismically resistant buildings in all areas of identified earthquake risk. Identifies 4 objectives & 25 tasks to help make our building stock less vulnerable to earthquake damage. Seeks to provide the continuity necessary for an effective Existing Buildings Program.

Reducing Earthquake Hazards in the Central U. S. (6 Reports Combined)
Reducing Earthquake Hazards in the Central U. S. (6 Reports Combined)

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2000-07

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0788186450

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Six reports prepared for the U.S. Geological Survey by the Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The six reports are combined in this one report are entitled: Local Earthquake Hazard Reduction Plans; Education of Architects and Engineers; Seismic Hazard Mapping; State Seismic Safety Advisory Committees; Historic Resources; and Nonstructural Hazards.

Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction
Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction

Author: William J. Hall

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1437900941

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Prior to the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes, engineers believed that steel moment-frames would bend under earthquake loading, but not break. As a result, this became one of the most common types of construction used for major bldgs. in areas subject to severe earthquakes. The discovery of the potential for fracturing in these frames called to question the adequacy of the building code provisions dealing with this type of construction and created a crisis of confidence. In response, FEMA issued this policy guide to provide a non-technical summary of valuable information, an understanding of the risk associated with steel moment-frame buildings, and the practical measures that can be taken to reduce this risk. Illustrations.