Comparison of the Seismic Provisions of Model Building Codes and Standards to the 1991 NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
Comparison of the Seismic Provisions of Model Building
Codes and Standards to the 1991 NEHRP Recommended
Provisions.
(3822 K)
Melvyn Green and Associates, Inc.
NIST GCR 95-674; 92 p. May 1995.
Sponsor:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB95-231858
Keywords:
building codes; standards; methodology; wood; steels;
concretes; masonry
Abstract:
The Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in
Construction (ICSSC) recommends use of building codes
which are substantially equivalent to the National
Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Recommended
Provisions for the Development of Seismic Regulations
for New Buildings (NEHRP provisions) for new federal
construction. The intent of this study is to review the
seismic provisions of the current editions of the BOCA
National, SBCCI Standard and the ICBO Uniform Codes to
determine whether the codes provide an equivalent level
of safety to that contained in the 1991 Edition of the
NEHRP Provisions. In addition the provisions of the
CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code and ASCE 7-93 are
to be reviewed. This study reviewed the changes from the
1988 NEHRP Provisions to the 1991 NEHRP provisions and
compared them to the current editions of the model
codes. In addition ASCE 7-93 was reviewed since its
seismic provisions and are based on the 1991 NEHRP
Provisions.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899