Improving the seismic safety of new buildings
Subtitle: a non-technical explanation of the NEHRP recommended provisions
By: prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency by Building Seismic Safety Council Committee on Encouraging Widespread Use of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
Contributors: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.; BSSC Program on Improved Seismic Safety Provisions.
Series: Earthquake hazards reduction series -- 20; FEMA -- 99
Publisher: The Council
Published: 1986
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Earthquake resistant design.; Buildings -- Earthquake effects.; Earthquake engineering.; Building laws -- United States.
Other titles: Improving seismic safety of new buildings.; NEHRP recommended provisions.
Notes: "This guide has been developed to provide participants in the building process ... with a non-technical explanation of the ... NEHRP recommended provisions for the development of seismic regulations for new buildings."--P. ix.

At head of title: BSSC Program on Improved Seismic Safety Provisions.

Cover title: Improving seismic safety of new buildings.

Bibliography: p. 61.

Library's copy imperfect: p. 62-63 missing.