- Author
- Culver, C. G. | Lew, H. S. | Hart, G. C. | Pinkham, C. W.
- Title
- Natural Hazards Evaluation of Existing Buildings. Final Report. June 1972-January 1974.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS BSS 061, January 1975,
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- natural disasters; hazards; buildings; dynamic structural analysis; earthquakes; wind (meteorology); hurricanes; tornadoes; gust loads; damage assessment; structural design; structural engineering
- Identifiers
- natural hazards
- Abstract
- A methodology is presented for survey and evaluation of existing buildings to determine the risk to life safety under natural hazard conditions and estimate the amount of expected damage. Damage to both structural and nonstructural building components resulting from the extreme natural environments encountered in earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes is considered. The methodology has the capability of treating a large class of structural types including braced and unbraced steel frames, concrete frames with and without shear walls, bearing wall structures, and long-span roof structures. Three independent but related sets of procedures for estimating damage for each of the natural hazards are included in the methodology.