Homebuilders' guide to earthquake-resistant design and construction / prepared by the Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Institute of Building Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA, International Code Council, NEHRP, [2006]
Description1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Contenthttp://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/FDLP622
Subjects

Other author/creatorBuilding Seismic Safety Council (U.S.)
Other author/creatorUnited States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Other author/creatorInternational Code Council.
Other author/creatorNational Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Other author/creatorSOHA Engineers. Home builders guide to seismic resistant construction.
Variant title Home builders' guide to earthquake resistant design and construction
General noteTitle from title screen (FEMA, viewed Sept. 19, 2006).
General note"June 2006."
General noteA complete rewrite of the 1998 document, Home builders guide to seismic resistant construction (FEMA 232).
General note"This guide provides information on current best practices for earthquake-resistant house design and construction for use by builders, designers, code enforcement personnel, and potential homeowners. It incorporates lessons learned from the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge earthquakes as well as knowledge gained from the FEMA-funded CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project. It also introduces and explains the effects of earthquake loads on one- and two-family detached houses and identifies the requirements of the 2003 International Residential Code (IRC) intended to resist these loads .... Additional appendices feature checklists for builders, designers, and plan checkers; explain significant differences between the 2003 and 2006 editions of the IRC; and present a list of reference materials"--Executive Summary (p.1).
General note"FEMA 232."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-205).
Technical rpt numberFEMA 232
GPO item number0520-E-02 (online)
Govt. docs number HS 5.108:H 75