This Guide will encourage homeowners & builders of one & two family residences to employ construction practices intended to provide resistance to damage from earthquakes. Can be used as a convenient resource for gaining an understanding of the basic principles of seismic resistant construction. Presents a discussion of how earthquake forces impact conventional residential construction. Discusses how basic structural components can be assembled to achieve earthquake resistance & how essential features such as foundations, walls, floors & roofs interact to resist earthquakes. Illustrated.
The Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook can be used by trained personnel to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially seismically vulnerable. The RVS procedure comprises a method and several forms that help users to quickly identify, inventory, and score buildings according to their risk of collapse if hit by major earthquakes. The RVS handbook describes how to identify the structural type and key weakness characteristics, how to complete the screening forms, and how to manage a successful RVS program.
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price. Content published in June 2006. It presents seismic design and construction guidance for one- and two-family light frame residential structures that can be utilized by homebuilders, homeowners, and other non-engineers, and provides supplemental information to the 2003 edition of the International Residential Code. Includes background information on the principles of seismic resistance and how earthquake forces impact conventional residential construction and more detailed information on architectural considerations. Discussions of masonry and stone elements, examples of typical floor plans for earthquake resistant one- and two-story homes, excerpts of seismic requirements from building codes, and checklists for home builders are included. The guide also presents a series of "above code recommendations" and low cost measures that would increase the performance of the building and help keep it functional after an earthquake. Homeowners, homebuilders, home construction crews, home constructioncontractors, home designers, home architects, structural engineers, and others involved in the structure of builing a home may be interested in this book guidance. from FEMA. Related products: Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Hanbook is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/064-000-00060-8 Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/064-000-00061-6 Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business; Includes Construction Plans (CD) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/064-000-00069-1 The Seismic Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01322-9
