NEHRP handbook for the seismic evaluation of existing buildings
By: developed by the Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Contributors: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.); BSSC Program on Improved Seismic Safety Provisions.
Series: Earthquake hazards reduction series ;; 47
Publisher: The Council
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Building inspection -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Buildings -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Earthquake resistant design -- United States -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program handbook for the seismic evaluation of existing buildings
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).
"Based on a preliminary version prepared by the Applied Technology Council."
At head of title: BSSC Program on Improved Seismic Safety Provisions.
"June 1992"--Cover.
"FEMA-178"--Cover.
"Supercedes 1989 preliminary edition"--Cover.
"Issued by FEMA in furtherance of the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction"--Cover.
"Prepared between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Institute of Building Sciences under contract no. EMW 88--2924"--Verso of t.p.