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NEHRP Handbook of Techniques for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (FEMA 172)


FEMAThis handbook presents techniques that engineers can use to solve a variety of seismic rehabilitation problems in existing buildings, including a broad spectrum of building types and building components (both structural and nonstructural). Techniques are illustrated with sketches, and the relative merits of the techniques are discussed. (1992, 15.5MB pdf)

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