- Author
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Lew, H. S.
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Todd, D. R.
- Title
- Seismic Standards for Existing Federally Owned and Leased Buildings.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- American Society of Civil Engineers. Structural Engineering in Natural Hazards Mitigation. Volume 1. Structures Congress '93. April 19-21, 1993,
American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY,
Irvine, CA,
Ang, A. H. S.; Villaverde, R., Editors,
440-444 p.,
1993
- Keywords
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standards
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safety
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building construction
- Abstract
- Public Law 101-64 requires the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in construction to develop "standards for assessing and enhancing the seismic safety of existing buildings constructed for or leased by the Federal Government." Congress has directed the President to adopt these standards by December 1, 1994. This paper describes the content of a draft standards being developed; presents the results of an Issues Workshop at which philosophical and administrative concerns were addressed; and describes the anticipated content of the standard.