Seismic Hazard Design Issues in the Central United States

Seismic Hazard Design Issues in the Central United States - ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management

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Publisher's Synopsis

Papers presented at the Seismic Hazards Workshop, held in Memphis, Tennessee, April 10, 2012. Sponsored by the Council on Disaster Risk Management of ASCE.

Seismic Hazard Design Issues in the Central United States contains nine papers focusing on seismic design issues arising from the implementation of the new International Building Code and ASCE Standard 7-10 in the central United States and specifically in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

Topics include:

  • deep soil site response in the Mississippi Embayment and the unique aspects of liquefaction in the area
  • history of seismic design in the central United States
  • changes in the earthquake response spectra for critical facilities
  • adoption and implementation of new seismic safety regulations and design standards in Tennessee and Kentucky
  • unreinforced masonry and safe school design
  • resiliency measures to reduce seismic hazard impact
  • modeling multihazard events and resulting consequences.
This CDRM Monograph will be of interest to engineers, geologists, emergency response planners, and policymakers working to develop comprehensive seismic design procedures.

Book information

ISBN: 9780784413203
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Imprint: ASCE Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 693.8520977
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 800g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm