NEHRP Clearinghouse
- Title
- Comparison of the Seismic Provisions of Model Building Codes and Standards to the 1994 NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
- File
- PB98172588.pdf
- Author(s)
- Poland, C. D.; Heintz, J. A.; Hom, D.; Iida, L.; Chung, R.
- Source
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.; Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction., August 1998, 190 p.
- Abstract
- This report builds on the conclusions of two previous reports prepared for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST 95674 and NIST 91598). This report summarizes and documents changes in each model code or standard since the date of the last comparison report. It then compares the current version of each document to the 1994 NEHRP Provisons and renders a judgment regarding equivalence. It contains a discussion providing an overview of the comparison results and concludes with a series of tables providing a detailed side-by-side comparison of changed provisions.
- Keywords
- Structural engineering; Seismic design; Provisions; Construction materials; Earthquake resistance structures; Structural design; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Federal buildings; Comparison; National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program; NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program); Building codes; Design criteria; Dynamic structural analysis