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    FEMA Document Series: Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes - A Manual for Architects - Providing Protection to People and Buildings (FEMA 454)
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    FEMA Document Series: Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes - A Manual for Architects - Providing Protection to People and Buildings (FEMA 454)
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    FEMA Document Series: Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes - A Manual for Architects - Providing Protection to People and Buildings (FEMA 454)
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    FEMA Document Series: Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes - A Manual for Architects - Providing Protection to People and Buildings (FEMA 454)

    By Progressive Management

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    This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) document is intended to explain the principles of seismic design for those without a technical background in engineering and seismology. The primary intended audience is that of architects and includes practicing architects, architectural students, and faculty in architectural schools who teach structures and seismic design. Currently no single publication exists that provides up-to-date information necessary to architects, presented in a form that is attractive, readable, and intelligible to a non-specialist audience. This revised publication will fill that gap. The present publication consists of a series of chapters that provide the foundation for an understanding of seismic design, each authored by an expert in the field. The authors were given freedom to decide the scope of their chapters; and thus this publication represents expert opinion rather than consensus.

    This is a privately authored news service and educational publication of Progressive Management.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherProgressive Management
    Release dateJun 22, 2011
    ISBN9781458055088
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    FEMA Document Series: Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes - A Manual for Architects - Providing Protection to People and Buildings (FEMA 454)
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    Progressive Management

    Progressive Management: For over a quarter of a century, our news, educational, technical, scientific, and medical publications have made unique and valuable references accessible to all people. Our imprints include PM Medical Health News, Advanced Professional Education and News Service, Auto Racing Analysis, and World Spaceflight News. Many of our publications synthesize official information with original material. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work to uniformly present authoritative knowledge that can be rapidly read, reviewed or searched. Vast archives of important data that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. The e-book format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference book that is as convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from renowned experts you trust. Our e-books put knowledge at your fingertips, and an expert in your pocket!

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