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1. History
In ancient times, earthquakes were mentioned in numerous legends. In the absence of a rational explanation, animals and deities may have assumed responsibility for the devastation caused by natural hazards, which were then considered inevitable.
At the end of the 18th century, the earthquakes in London, Lisbon and Boston gave the American John Winthrop a better understanding of how earthquakes propagate, while the Englishman John Michell attempted to quantify the phenomena involved.
In the mid-19th century, the Irishman Robert Mallet compiled a large number of documents on earthquakes into a directory that was the most comprehensive of its time. He drew up a map showing the location of earthquakes and simulated tremors to calculate their speed of propagation, thus highlighting the importance of the nature of the subsoil.
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Standards and norms
- Dispositifs antisismiques - NF EN 15129 - Mai 2018
- Earthquake-resistant construction rules – Earthquake-resistant construction of single-family homes and similar buildings – Field of application – Design – Execution - NF P06-014 - Mars 1995
- Earthquake-resistant construction rules – PS rules applicable to buildings, known as PS 92 rules - DTU NF P06-013 - Décembre 1995
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures...
Regulations
Code de la construction et de l'habitation (regulatory part) : Chapter 2 – Special provisions – Section 1. Special provisions relating to seismic risk prevention – Article R. 112-1
Environment Code: articles R. 563-1 to R. 563-8 on seismic risk prevention
Highway code: articles L. 122-1 and L. 151-1
Highway code: article L. 110-3
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