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NEHRP Recommended Provisions:
Instructional Materials (FEMA 451B)
These instructional materials
complement FEMA 451, NEHRP
Recommended Provisions: Design
Examples
Needed are copies of FEMA 451 and
FEMA 450, the 2003 NEHRP
Recommended Provisions for New
Buildings and Other Structures (Part 1,
Provisions, and Part 2, Commentary)
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FEMA 450 and 451
Single copies of both publications are available
at no charge from the FEMA Publications
Center at 1-800-480-2520
(order by publication number)
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Acknowledgments
FEMA 451 and 451B were developed for
FEMA by the Building Seismic Safety Council
(BSSC) of the National Institute of Building
Sciences (NIBS).
The BSSC also manages development and
updating of the NEHRP Recommended
Provisions.
For information about the BSSC and its
member organizations or to download FEMA
451 and 451B, see
http://bssconline.org
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Acknowledgments
FEMA and the BSSC are grateful to the following individuals for
their contribution to these instructional materials:
Finley A. Charney, Ph.D., P.E., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
W. Samuel Easterling, Ph.D., P.E., Virginia Tech
James R. Harris, Ph.D., P.E., J. R. Harris and Company,
Denver, Colorado
Richard E. Klingner, Ph.D., P.E., University of Texas, Austin
James R. Martin, Jr., Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Steve Pryor, S.E., Simpson Strong Tie, Inc, Dublin,
California
Michael D. Symans, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Ph.D., P.E., Virginia Tech
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Motivation for Earthquake Engineering
Minimize human death and injury
Minimize economic loss
Direct (collapse and damage)
Indirect (loss of use, business
interruption)
Maintain lifelines
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Losses Due to All Hazards
Catastrophic Event
Dollar Losses by Year
Average of years 1986 to 1995
25
Andrew & Iniki
$ Billions
20
15
Northridge
Loma Prieta
10
5
0
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Year
Information provided by Property Claims Service
Catastrophic event is defined as an
event that has property loss claims in
excess of $5 million.
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A Significant Portion of Dollar Loss
Due to Earthquake
Dollar Losses by Type
Explosion/Fire
4.5%
Other
0.4%
Riot/Civil Disorder
1.0%
Earthquake
24.9%
Includes Flood
Hurricane/Tropical Storm
32.7%
Includes Flood
Wind/Hail/Tornado
36.5%
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Examples of US Earthquake Losses
1906 San Francisco
1933 Long Beach
1964 Alaska
1971 San Fernando Valley
1989 Loma Prieta
1994 Northridge
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1971 Earthquake in the San
Fernando Valley of California
Earth dam located about 20 km from
the epicenter. Part of the upstream
face lost bearing strength and slipped
beneath the water.
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1971 San Fernando Valley Earthquake
Soft story failure of the Olive View Hospital. The column
failure caused a collapse that pinned the ambulances under
the rubble, rendering them useless.
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1989 Earthquake in Loma Prieta, California
Oakland Bay Bridge failure.
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1994 Earthquake in
Northridge, California
Bull Creek Canyon Channel
Bridge on the Simi Valley freeway
near the epicenter to the north.
Shear failure of a flared column.
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1994 Northridge
Earthquake
Gavin Canyon Undercrossing
on I-5
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Examples of Earthquake Losses
Outside the United States
1923 Tokyo
1927 China
1985 Chile
1985 Mexico City
1988 Armenia
1993 Hokkaido
1995 Kobe
1999 Turkey, Taiwan
2001 India
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1985 Mexico City Earthquake
Pino Suarez Towers looking north -- one of the few
steel frame buildings to collapse.
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1988 Leninakan, Armenia, Earthquake
Damage to a stone bearing wall building. The floor planks
were not tied to the supporting bearing walls.
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1995 Kobe, Japan,
Earthquake
Distorted train tracks.
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Typical Cycle
Build (Rebuild)
Earthquake!
Learning
Research
Code Development
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Who Is Involved in
Earthquake Hazard Mitigation?
Government
Construction
The Built Environment
Insurance
(new and existing)
Architecture
Sociology
Economics
Seismology
Buildings
Bridges
Dams
Lifelines
Other...
Research
Education
Geology
Engineering
Materials
Hazard Risk Assessment
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These Instructional Materials FOCUS on
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
and
New buildings
Hazards associated with ground shaking
Force-Based approach of 2003 NEHRP
Recommended Provisions (FEMA 450)
Examples presented in NEHRP
Recommended Provisions: Design
Examples (FEMA 451)
Probabilistic and deterministic based ground
motions
New concepts of performance-based
engineering
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Published Design Documents
for New Buildings
NEHRP Recommended
Provisions (FEMA 450)
IBC and IRC
ASCE 7
1906 San Francisco
Earthquake
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2003 NEHRP Recommended Provisions
for New Buildings and Other Structures
Uses seismic hazard map (2%-50years) for
evaluation purposes
Relies on equal displacement concept to
establish design forces
Utilizes linear elastic static or dynamic analysis
Deformations checked globally
Intended result (obtained somewhat implicitly):
Little or no damage for frequent earthquakes
Minor nonstructural damage for common earthquakes
Life-safety or collapse prevention for rare earthquakes
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Other Topics in this Series
Topic 1 Introduction to Course
Topic 2 Earthquakes Mechanics and Effects
Topic 3 Structural Dynamics of SDOF Systems
Topic 4 Structural Dynamics of MDOF Systems
Topic 5a Seismic Hazard Analysis
Topic 5b Ground Motion Maps
Topic 6 Inelastic Behavior of Materials and Structures
Topic 7 Concepts of Earthquake Engineering [FEMA 451, Ch. 1]
Topic 8a Introduction to the NEHRP [FEMA 451, Ch. 2]
Topic 8b Overview of Standards used in NEHRP Recommended Provisions
Topic 9 Seismic Load Analysis
Topic 10 Seismic Design of Structural Steel Structures [FEMA 451, Ch. 5]
Topic 11 Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures [FEMA 451, Ch. 6]
Topic 12 Seismic Design of Masonry Structures [FEMA 451, Ch. 9]
Topic 13 Seismic Design of Wood Structures [FEMA 451, Ch. 10]
Topic 14 Foundation Design [FEMA 451, Ch. 4]
Topic 16 Nonstructural Components [FEMA 451, Ch. 13]
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Other Topics in this Series
Part 2: Advanced Topics
Topic 15-1
Topic 15-2
Topic 15-3
Topic 15-4
Topic 15-5a
Topic 15-5b
Topic 15-5c
Topic 15-6
Topic 15-7
Topic 15-8
Introduction
Performance Based Engineering
Seismic Hazard Analysis
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Advanced Analysis, Part 1 of 3
Advanced Analysis, Part 2 of 3
Advanced Analysis, Part 3 of 3
Passive Energy Systems [FEMA 451, Ch. 6]
Seismic Isolation [FEMA 451, Ch. 11]
Nonbuilding Systems [FEMA 451, Ch. 12]
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Chapters in the FEMA 451 Examples CD
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Ch. 3
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Ch. 6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8
Ch. 9
Ch. 10
Ch. 11
Ch. 12
Ch. 13
Fundamentals
Guide to the Use of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions
Structural Analysis (including nonlinear analysis)
Foundation Design
Steel Structures
Reinforced Concrete Structures
Precast Concrete Structures
Composite Steel/Concrete Structures
Masonry Structures
Wood Structures
Seismically Isolated Structures
Nonbuilding Structures
Nonstructural Components
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Structural engineering:
The art of using materials that
have properties which can only be estimated
to build real structures that
can only be approximately analyzed
to withstand forces that
are not accurately known
so that our responsibility to the
public safety is satisfied.
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