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Recommended Postearthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings
This report provides recommendations for performing inspections to detect damage in steel
moment-frame buildings following an earthquake; evaluating the damaged buildings’ safety in
a postearthquake environment; and repairing damaged buildings. Chapters cover inspection
and classification of damage; preliminary postearthquake assessment; detailed postearthquake
evaluations; and postearthquake repair. The appendices include procedures for performance
evaluation; sample placards that may be used to post buildings following preliminary
postearthquake evaluations; and sample inspection forms that may be used to record damage
detected in beam-column connections as part of a detailed postearthquake inspection program.
Document Details:
| Resource Type: |
Document / Report |
| Audience Categories: |
Federal Agencies
Educational Institutes and Professionals
Businesses / Professionals
Emergency Personnel and Managers
Design and Construction Industry
State, Local and Tribal Representatives
Insurance Industry
Hazard Mitigation Officers
|
| Hazard Types: |
Earthquake
|
| Subjects: |
Mitigation Strategies and Techniques
Technological and Research Methodology
Emergency Response
Building Design
Risk Assessment
Post-Disaster Recovery
|
| Program: |
NEHRP - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
| Distribution Restrictions: |
Number of Hard Copies: |
10 |
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