Seismic hazard design issues in the central United States
By: edited by James E. Beavers, Ph.D., P.E.; Nasim Uddin, Ph.D., P.E.
Contributors: ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management
Series: ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management -- Monograph No. 7
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780784413203; 9780784478226
Subjects: Earthquake resistant design
Notes: This collection contains nine papers on seismic design issues in the central United States, specifically in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, presented at the CDRM workshop held April 10, 2012 in Memphis, TN.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the 2012 Seismic Hazard Workshop / J.E. Beavers, Ph.D., P.E., William J. Hall, Ph.D., P.E., and R.J. Hunt, P.E.; title: History of Seismic Design in the Central United States / J.E. Beavers, Ph.D., P.E., William J. Hall, Ph.D., P.E., and R.J. Hunt, P.E.; title: URM-Free by 2033 : Toward a National Safe Schools Agenda / Edward C. Wolf and Yumei Wang, P.E.; title: The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake in China and Implications for the Central United States / Craig Taylor, Ph.D., Nasim Uddin, Ph.D., P.E., Yajie (Jerry Lee), Kent Yu, Ph.D., S.E., Chris Poland, S.E., and William Graf, P.E.; title: A Multihazard Perspective for the Central U.S./ Philip J. Schneider; title: Geotechnical Issues and Site Response in the Central U.S. / Youssef M.A. Hashash, Byungmin Kim, Scott M. Olson, and Sungwoo Moon; title: Major Changes in Spectral Shapes for Critical Facilities in Central and Eastern United States / R.J. Hunt, P.E.; title: The International Building Code and the Tennessee Adoption Process / R.J. Mauer and J.E. Beavers, Ph.D., P.E.; title: Seismic Design in Western Kentucky : Issues and Alternatives / Zhenming Wang; title: Developing Resiliency Measures to Reduce Seismic Hazard Impact in the Central United States / Vilas Mujumder, P.E., S.E.