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- Title
- Management Needs Summary: Seismic Design for Police and Fire Stations.
- File
- PB299750.pdf
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1978, 15 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- PTI-78-1005
- Abstract
- The urgent need for seismic protection of police and fire stations is based on the fact that these facilities are essential during emergencies and that current building codes in many jurisdictions are not adequate to meet the challenge of seismic risk. Effects of the Alaskan Earthquake of 1969 are cited to emphasize the need for improved management planning and programming. Several key factors identified from the experience of the earthquake are listed. Among these is the need for scatter-site development of government buildings, including fire and police stations, and mobile units to afford a greater survival potential. This report, outlinning the problem of seismic safety includes: a chart showing the critical functional areas of police and fire stations during an earthquake emergency; special vulnerabilities; design guidelines for seismic safety; and several practical approaches to implementation of these designs. Faculty cost impacts which take into consideration variables for existing facilities are described as well as several design studies, including an actual example of a police station.
- Keywords
- Police; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Technology assessment; Fire stations; Structural design; Police stations; Earthquake engineering; Management planning; Fire departments; Building codes; Design criteria; Public buildings