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Homebuilders' guide to earthquake-resistant design and construction
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- Creator
- prepared by the Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security
- Included Title
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- Home builders guide to seismic resistant construction
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Washington, D.C. : National Institute of Building Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA, International Code Council, NEHRP, [2006]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages) : illustrations
- data file
- OCLC
- ocm71359883
- Title from title screen (FEMA, viewed Sept. 19, 2006).
- "June 2006."
- A complete rewrite of the 1998 document, Home builders guide to seismic resistant construction (FEMA 232).
- "This guide provides information on current best practices for earthquake-resistant house design and construction for use by builders, designers, code enforcement personnel, and potential homeowners. It incorporates lessons learned from the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge earthquakes as well as knowledge gained from the FEMA-funded CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project. It also introduces and explains the effects of earthquake loads on one- and two-family detached houses and identifies the requirements of the 2003 International Residential Code (IRC) intended to resist these loads.... Additional appendices feature checklists for builders, designers, and plan checkers; explain significant differences between the 2003 and 2006 editions of the IRC; and present a list of reference materials"--Executive Summary (p.1).
- "FEMA 232."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205).