Codes
A number of changes to policy and regulations have occurred at local, regional, state, and federal levels. Development of planning and policy in the earthquake field are vital fields to ensure engineering and technological advances find the funding and support they need.
Building codes and their enforcement are the backbone to mitigating structural failures. Countries and regions with well designed and enforced codes perform exponentially better than those without.
- ICC Pulse Podcast: Seismic Design Provisions in the Building Code
- Expeceted Earthquake Performance of Buildings Design to the California Building Code
- Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings
- Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis
- Plan for Developing and Adopting Seismic Design Guidelines and Standards for Lifelines (FEMA 271)
- 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)
- Development of Guidelines for Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings – Phase 1: Issues Identification and Resolution (FEMA 237)
- Non-Technical Explanation of the 1994 NEHRP Recommended Provisions (FEMA 99)
- 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)
- Steel Moment-Frame State of the Art Reports: Welding and Inspection
- Mitigation Works: Building Codes Quotes