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Designing for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects

Currently no single publication exists that provides up-to-date information necessary to architects, presented in a form that is attractive, readable, and intelligible to a non-specialist audience. This revised publication will fill that gap. The present publication consists of a series of chapters that provide the foundation for an understanding of seismic design, each authored by an expert in the field. The authors were given freedom to decide the scope of their chapters; and thus this publication represents expert opinion rather than consensus. Designing for Earthquakes: a Manual for Architects is intended to explain the principles of seismic design for those without a technical background in engineering and seismology. The primary intended audience is that of architects and includes practicing architects, architectural students, and faculty in architectural schools who teach structures and seismic design.


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Media Type: File
Availability: Online
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Language: English
Date Published: 12/2006
FEMA Publication Number: 454
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Chapter / Section Title: Introduction
Chapter / Section Number: 1
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Chapter / Section Title: Design for Extreme Hazards
Chapter / Section Number: 10
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Chapter / Section Title: Nature of Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards
Chapter / Section Number: 2
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Chapter / Section Title: Site Evaluation and Selection
Chapter / Section Number: 3
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Chapter / Section Title: Earthquake Effects on Buildings
Chapter / Section Number: 4
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Chapter / Section Title: Seismic Issues in Architectural Design
Chapter / Section Number: 5
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Chapter / Section Title: The Regulation of Seismic Design
Chapter / Section Number: 6
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Chapter / Section Title: Seismic Design - Past, Present and Future
Chapter / Section Number: 7
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Chapter / Section Title: Existing Buildings - Evaluation and Retrofit
Chapter / Section Number: 8
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Chapter / Section Title: Nonstructural Design Philosophy
Chapter / Section Number: 9
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Chapter / Section Title: Cover
Chapter / Section Number: Cover
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Chapter / Section Title: Forward-Acknowledgements-TableOfContents
Chapter / Section Number: Forward-Acknowledgements-TableOfContents
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