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- Title
- Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Schools Buildings (K-12).
- File
- PB2004106536.pdf
- Source
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., December 2002, 77 p.
- Abstract
- This manual is intended to assist school administration personnel responsible for the funding and operation of existing school facilities across the United States. This guide and its companion documents are the products of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) project to develop the concept of incremental seismic rehabilitation-that is, building modifications that reduce seismic risk by improving seismic performance and that are implemented over an extended period, often in conjunction with other repair, maintenance, or capital improvement activities. The manual was developed after analyzing the management practices of school districts of varying sizes located in various seismic zones in different parts of the United States. It focuses on the identified concerns and decision-making practices of K-12 public and private school managers and administrators. This manual is part of a set of manuals intended for building owners, managers, and their staff: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of School Buildings (K-12), FEMA 395; Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings, FEMA 396; Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Office Buildings, FEMA 397; Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Multifamily Apartment Buildings, FEMA 398; Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Retail Buildings, FEMA 399; Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hotel and Motel Buildings, FEMA 400; Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Storage Buildings, FEMA 401; and Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Emergency Buildings, FEMA 402. Each manual in this set addresses the specific needs and practices of a particular category of buildings and owners, and guides owners and managers through a process that will reduce earthquake risk in their building inventory.
- Keywords
- ; Seismic design; Roofing; Retrofitting; School buildings; Earthquake engineering; Manuals; Energy conservation