Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes

Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780788176326
ISBN-13 : 0788176323
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes by : Robert B. Olshansky

Provides background information and educational materials to help state officials promote the adoption and enforcement of state and local model building codes that contain the latest seismic provisions. These codes can reduce the damage that will occur when future earthquakes strike at-risk parts of the country. It is intended for state earthquake program managers and hazard mitigation officers in the emergency management agencies of the states and territories prone to earthquakes. It is designed to help you convince your state and local governments that codes are effective, inexpensive, and a good investment for the future of our communities. Illustrated.

Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources

Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources
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Publisher : FEMA
Total Pages : 32
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Synopsis Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources by : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

HAZUS(r) MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States (FEMA 366 / April 2008)

HAZUS(r) MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States (FEMA 366 / April 2008)
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Publisher : FEMA
Total Pages : 66
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Synopsis HAZUS(r) MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States (FEMA 366 / April 2008) by : Federal Emergency Agency

Recent earthquakes around the world show a pattern of steadily increasing damages and losses that are due primarily to two factors: (1) significant growth in earthquake-prone urban areas and (2) vulnerability of the older building stock, including buildings constructed within the past 20 years. In the United States, earthquake risk has grown substantially with development while the earthquake hazard has remained relatively constant. Understanding the hazard requires studying earthquake characteristics and locales in which they occur while understanding the risk requires an assessment of the potential damage to the built environment and to the welfare of people - especially in high risk areas. Estimating the varying degree of earthquake risk throughout the United States is useful for informed decision-making on mitigation policies, priorities, strategies, and funding levels in the public and private sectors. For example, potential losses to new buildings may be reduced by applying seismic design codes and using specialized construction techniques. However, decisions to spend money on either of those solutions require evidence of risk. In the absence of a nationally accepted criterion and methodology for comparing seismic risk across regions, a consensus on optimal mitigation approaches has been difficult to reach. While there is a good understanding of high risk areas such as Los Angeles, there is also growing recognition that other regions such as New York City and Boston have a low earthquake hazard but are still at high risk of significant damage and loss. This high risk level reflects the dense concentrations of buildings and infrastructure in these areas constructed without the benefit of modern seismic design provisions. In addition, mitigation policies and practices may not have been adopted because the earthquake risk was not clearly demonstrated and the value of using mitigation measures in reducing that risk may not have been understood. This study highlights the impacts of both high risk and high exposure on losses caused by earthquakes. It is based on loss estimates generated by HAZUS(R)-MH, a geographic information system (GIS)-based earthquake loss estimation tool developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). The HAZUS tool provides a method for quantifying future earthquake losses. It is national in scope, uniform in application, and comprehensive in its coverage of the built environment.

Promoting Seismic Safety

Promoting Seismic Safety
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Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : CORNELL:31924102155722
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Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Promoting Seismic Safety by : Daniel Alesch

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
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Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000051616342
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Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Research

NEHRP Recommended Provisions (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures: Commentary

NEHRP Recommended Provisions (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures: Commentary
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Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112082661767
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Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis NEHRP Recommended Provisions (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures: Commentary by : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

A Review of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

A Review of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
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Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105050682827
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Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis A Review of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Research and Technology

National Earthquake Resilience

National Earthquake Resilience
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780309186773
ISBN-13 : 0309186773
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis National Earthquake Resilience by : National Research Council

The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.

A Safer Future

A Safer Future
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 85
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ISBN-10 : 9780309045469
ISBN-13 : 0309045460
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis A Safer Future by : National Research Council

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.