Promoting The Adoption And Enforcement Of Seismic Building Codes

Author : Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788176323
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes written by Robert B. Olshansky and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides background information and educational materials to help state officials promote the adoption and enforcement of state and local model building codes that contain the latest seismic provisions. These codes can reduce the damage that will occur when future earthquakes strike at-risk parts of the country. It is intended for state earthquake program managers and hazard mitigation officers in the emergency management agencies of the states and territories prone to earthquakes. It is designed to help you convince your state and local governments that codes are effective, inexpensive, and a good investment for the future of our communities. Illustrated.

Author : Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Author : Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781484111253
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes written by Federal Emergency Management Agency and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides background information and educational materials to help state officials promote the adoption and enforcement of state and local model building codes that contain the latest seismic provisions. These codes can reduce the damage that will inevitably occur when future earthquakes strike at-risk parts of the country. This book is intended for state officials, especially for earthquake program managers and hazard mitigation officers in the emergency management agencies of the states and territories prone to earthquakes. It is designed to help you convince your state and local governments that codes are effective, inexpensive, and a good investment for the future of our communities. Chapters 2 and 3 of this book contain background material on the purpose, function, and effectiveness of building codes in general and seismic codes in particular. Chapters 3,4, and 5 describe step-by-step processes for adopting state or local codes and for administering codes. Several appendices contain: the history and principles of seismic design, current seismic design practices in the United States, examples of state building code requirements, examples of state legislation, examples of local code Administration, the services of the three model code organizations in the United States, sources of further information and addresses, recommended readings, educational material for making local presentations, sample press releases for the media, sample brochures aimed at local audiences, a glossary of relevant terms.

Author : Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes written by Robert B. Olshansky and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher : FEMA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes written by Robert B. Olshansky and published by FEMA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788177361
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reducing Earthquake Hazards in the Central U.S written by Robert B. Olshansky and published by . This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapters: what are Seismic Building Codes (BC)? -- history of BC, modern & model BC; who uses BC -- state & local adoption of BC, BC enforcement & admin.; do BC increase building costs? how do BC consider earthquake forces? -- history of seismic standards, principles of seismic design, & seismic zone maps; seismic code provisions' performance; cost of seismic design provisions; current seismic design practices in the Central U.S. -- seismic design practices by the fed. gov't.; BC in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, & Tennessee; how states & local gov'ts. can regulate construction & adopt a seismic code; & enforcement.

Author : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher : FEMA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources written by United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency and published by FEMA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter J. May
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adoption and Enforcement of Earthquake Risk-reduction Measures written by Peter J. May and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Making Building Codes an Effective Tool for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers picking through the debris left by the Northridge earthquake in 1994 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 found that building codes had not provided the degree of protection against damage many expected. This was due, in part, to a breakdown in code enforcement functions. In this paper, we provide evidence that the seismic provisions of codes receive rather low priority from many local building departments, even in areas of moderate to high seismic risk. Drawing lessons from the experience with programs to foster greater energy efficiency in buildings, we show there is much that can be done to improve the attention local governments give to the enforcement of the seismic provisions of building codes. The federal government and states can bring about greater emphasis on enforcement by requiring state governments to adopt and local governments to enforce building regulations with seismic provisions, by improving state capacity to oversee these functions, and by providing technical assistance to state and local code enforcement personnel.

Author : Federal Emergency Agency
Publisher : FEMA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book HAZUS(r) MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States (FEMA 366 / April 2008) written by Federal Emergency Agency and published by FEMA. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent earthquakes around the world show a pattern of steadily increasing damages and losses that are due primarily to two factors: (1) significant growth in earthquake-prone urban areas and (2) vulnerability of the older building stock, including buildings constructed within the past 20 years. In the United States, earthquake risk has grown substantially with development while the earthquake hazard has remained relatively constant. Understanding the hazard requires studying earthquake characteristics and locales in which they occur while understanding the risk requires an assessment of the potential damage to the built environment and to the welfare of people - especially in high risk areas. Estimating the varying degree of earthquake risk throughout the United States is useful for informed decision-making on mitigation policies, priorities, strategies, and funding levels in the public and private sectors. For example, potential losses to new buildings may be reduced by applying seismic design codes and using specialized construction techniques. However, decisions to spend money on either of those solutions require evidence of risk. In the absence of a nationally accepted criterion and methodology for comparing seismic risk across regions, a consensus on optimal mitigation approaches has been difficult to reach. While there is a good understanding of high risk areas such as Los Angeles, there is also growing recognition that other regions such as New York City and Boston have a low earthquake hazard but are still at high risk of significant damage and loss. This high risk level reflects the dense concentrations of buildings and infrastructure in these areas constructed without the benefit of modern seismic design provisions. In addition, mitigation policies and practices may not have been adopted because the earthquake risk was not clearly demonstrated and the value of using mitigation measures in reducing that risk may not have been understood. This study highlights the impacts of both high risk and high exposure on losses caused by earthquakes. It is based on loss estimates generated by HAZUS(R)-MH, a geographic information system (GIS)-based earthquake loss estimation tool developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). The HAZUS tool provides a method for quantifying future earthquake losses. It is national in scope, uniform in application, and comprehensive in its coverage of the built environment.