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Buildings at risk : seismic design basics for practicing architects /

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Explores how to make well-informed decisions when planning and designing earthquake-resistant buildings. Describes ground motion and its impact on buildings, impact of site conditions on seismic vulnerability, how to work with strucutral engineers, how to interpret seismic codes, and how to incorpo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research, American Institute of Architects. Continuing Education, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Other Authors: Arnold, Christopher, 1925-
Format: Slide
Language:English
Published: [Washington, DC] : American Institute of Architects, [1994]
Subjects:
Earthquake resistant design.
Buildings > Earthquake effects.
Earthquake engineering.
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Summary:Explores how to make well-informed decisions when planning and designing earthquake-resistant buildings. Describes ground motion and its impact on buildings, impact of site conditions on seismic vulnerability, how to work with strucutral engineers, how to interpret seismic codes, and how to incorporate good siesmic design in renovating existing structures.
Item Description:"Annotated slide set."
Slide.
Physical Description:240 slides : color ; 5 x 5 cm. + slide annotations (23 pages) in 3-ring binder.