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- Title
- Repair of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings.
- File
- PB2008108246.pdf
- Source
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., May 1999, 71 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- FEMA-308
- Abstract
- This document provides practical guidance for the repair and upgrade of earthquake-damaged concrete and masonry wall buildings. Target audiences include design engineers, building owners and officials, insurance adjusters, and government agencies. The publication contains sections on performance-based repair design, repair technologies, categories of repair, and nonstructural considerations. The last section includes repair guides, which provide outline specifications for typical repair procedures.
- Keywords
- ; Masonry; Design; Damage; Specifications; Walls; Procedures; Concrete blocks; Buildings; Repair; Performance evaluation; Earthquakes