Structures
The popular quote “Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do,” could really be expanded out from buildings to the built environment. There are a wide range of construction methods that all react very differently to earthquakes.
- Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and Earthquakes: Developing Successful Risk Reduction Programs
- ABAG Soft Stories Page
- Oakland’s Retrofit Guide: Earthquakes Happen, Easy Low Cost Ways to Make Your Home Earthquake Survivable
- Examples of Successful Seismic Safety Advocacy
- Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage (FEMA-74)
- Improvement of Nonlinear Static Seismic Analysis Procedures (FEMA 440)
- Action Plan for Performance Based Seismic Design (FEMA 349)
- Seismic Rehabilitation of Federal Buildings: A Benefit/Cost Model. Volume 2: Supporting Documentation (FEMA 256)
- Seismic Rehabilitation of Federal Buildings: A Benefit/Cost Model. Volume 1: A User’s Manual (FEMA 255)
- Global Topics Report on the Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings (FEMA 357)
- Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings (FEMA 355)
- Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications (FEMA 353)
- Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings: A Prestandard (FEMA 310)
- The Repair of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings (FEMA 308)
- Development of Guidelines for Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings – Phase 1: Issues Identification and Resolution (FEMA 237)
- NEHRP Handbook for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings (FEMA 178)
- Typical Costs for Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings. Volume 2: Supporting Documentation. Second Edition (FEMA 157)
- Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation. Second Edition (FEMA 155)
- Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings: Strategic Plan 2005 (FEMA 315)
- Establishing Programs and Priorities for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings: Supporting Report (FEMA 173)
- Establishing Programs and Priorities for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings: Handbook (FEMA 174)
- Seismic Retrofit Incentive Programs: A Handbook for Local Governments (FEMA 254)
- Financial Incentives for Seismic Rehabilitation of Hazardous Buildings – An Agenda for Action. Volume 3: Applications Workshops (FEMA 216)
- Financial Incentives for Seismic Rehabilitation of Hazardous Buildings – An Agenda for Action. Volume 2: State and Local Case Studies and Recommendations (FEMA 199)
- Financial Incentives for Seismic Rehabilitation of Hazardous Buildings – An Agenda for Action. Volume 1: Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations (FEMA 198)
- Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hotel and Motel Buildings (FEMA 400)
- Designing for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects (FEMA 454)
- Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds (FEMA 424)
- Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Retail Buildings (FEMA 399)
- Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Multifamily Apartment Buildings (FEMA 398)
- Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Office Buildings (FEMA 397)
- Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings (FEMA 396)
- NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Buildings (FEMA 450, Long Period Maps)
- NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Buildings (FEMA 450, MCE Maps)
- NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Buildings (FEMA 450, Part II)
- NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Buildings (FEMA 450, Part I)
- Reducing Earthquake Damage through Quality Construction:
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Performance Prediction and Evaluation of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Past Performance of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings in Earthquakes
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Connection Performance
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Systems Performance of Steel Moment Frames Subject to Earthquake Ground Shaking
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Welding and Inspection
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Base Metals and Fracture
- The CUREE-CalTech Woodframe Project: Educational Outreach to the Public
- Mitigation Works: Building Codes Quotes
- Restrain Desktop Computers and Appliances
- Protect Business Records and Inventory
- Mount Framed Pictures and Mirrors Securely
- Install Latches on Drawers and Cabinet Doors
- Brace Cripple Walls