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Title
Designing for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects. Risk Management Series.
File
PB2007111313.pdf
Source
December 2006, 392 p.
Identifying Number(s)
FEMA-454
Abstract
In 1978, the National Science Foundation supported the American Institute of Architects in the preparation of a document entitled Designing for Earthquakes. This document, which has long been out of print, was a compendium of papers presented at the 1978 Summer Seismic Institutes for Architectural Faculty, held at the University of Illinois and Stanford University. FEMA has long fostered a strong relationship with the architectural community. It was decided that Designing for Earthquakes, which had remained for many years a major reference for architects and related professions, should to be updated to reflect advances in technology and understanding that had occurred since the original document was published. The need for updating this publication was prompted by the fact that literature on natural hazard mitigation directed towards the architectural profession is scarce, in spite of the fact that architects can make a significant contribution to hazard risk reduction. While many textbooks exist on the design of structures and the nature of earthquakes, they are of a specialist nature, directed to their own disciplines, and written in their own special language.
Keywords
Seismic design; Seismic hazards; Nature of earthquakes; Site selection; Nonstructural design philosphy; Geotechnical engineering expertise; Extreme hazards; Risk management; Earthquake effects; Eqrthquake hazards; Ground motion; Manuals; Site evaluation; Architectural design; Earthquakes