- Author
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Dikkers, R. D.
- Title
- Development of Seismic Design and Construction Standards for Lifelines.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NIST SP 840,
August 1992,
468 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Book or Conf
- U.S./Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems, 4th Proceedings. August 19-21, 1991,
Los Angeles, CA,
Equchi, R. T., Editors,
193-197 p.,
['1991', '1992']
- Keywords
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lifeline facilities
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standards
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earthquakes
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electrical power
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seismic design
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telecommunications
- Abstract
- Section 8(b) of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act, which was approved on November 16, 1990, requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to submit to the U. S. Congress, not later than June 30, 1992, a plan for developing and adopting, in consultation with appropriate private sector organizations, design and construction standards for lifelines. This paper discusses the process, participants, and schedule being utilized to prepare the lifelines standards development plan. Lifeline systems being addressed are electrical power, gas and liquid fuel, telecommunications, transportaion, and water and sewer. The plan will include the following information for the various lifeline systems: seismic vulnerability; current design and construction practices and standards; available knowledge to improve existing practices; recommended standards to be developed for new and existing construction; and recommended research to fill identified knowledge gaps.