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Designing for earthquakes : a manual for architects : providing protection to people and buildings
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- English
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- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA, NEHRP, [2006]
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- 1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn226300798
- Title from title screen (FEMA, viewed Apr. 25, 2009).
- "December 2006."
- "FEMA-454".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Nature of earthquakes and seismic hazards / Bruce Belt and Douglas Dreger -- Site evaluation and selection / Richard Eisner -- Earthquake effects on buildings / Christopher Arnold -- Seismic issues in architectural design / Christopher Arnold -- The regulation of Seismic design / Christine Theodoropoulos -- Seismic design : past, present, and future / Eric Elsesser -- Existing buildings : evaluation & retrofit / William Holmes -- Nonstructural design philosophy / Gary McGavin -- Design for extreme hazards / Christopher Arnold