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5. Conclusion and outlook
By taking advantage of the most recent advances in knowledge and consideration of seismic risk (definition and representation of the hazard, dynamic behavior of structures under seismic loads, special seismic protection devices, etc.), the new body of legislation and standards, materialized by the publication of national Decrees and Orders and the mandatory application of European Eurocode 8 standards and their national annexes, marks a new turning point in the seismic design and dimensioning of engineering structures. These new national seismic regulations replace the old rules, known as PS92, applied from 1995 onwards, which in turn replaced the first French seismic regulations, known as PS69, applied from 1975 onwards.
It should be noted that these new regulations are not set in stone: like all other Eurocodes, Eurocode 8 is destined to evolve. In France, AFNOR...
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Bibliography
Software tools
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SAP 2000 [Software] [CD-ROM] – Computers and Structures, Inc. – University of Berkeley – USA, CA
Websites
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The earthquake plan: a national seismic risk prevention program
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AFPS: French Association for Earthquake Engineering
Events
World Congress on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), held every 4 years
European Earthquake Engineering Congress (ECEE), held every 4 years
Colloque National AFPS, held every four years in Paris
Standards and norms
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures to withstand earthquakes – Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings. - NF EN 1998-1 et NF EN 1998-1 NA, AFNOR - 2007
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures to withstand earthquakes – Part 2: Bridges. - NF EN 1998-2 et NF EN 1998-2 NA, AFNOR - 2007
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures to withstand earthquakes – Part 5: Foundations, retaining structures...
Regulations
Décret n° 2010-1254 du 22 octobre 2010 relatif à la prévention du risque sismique – JO du 24 octobre 2010 Texte 2 sur 58 NOR : DEVP0910497D.
Décret n° 2010-1255 du 22 octobre 2010 portant délimitation des zones de sismicité du territoire français – JO du 24 octobre 2010 Texte 3 sur 58 NOR : DEVP0823374D.
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2011 relatif à la classification et aux règles de...
Directories
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
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French Earthquake Engineering Association (AFPS)
Study and proposal group for seismic risk prevention in France (GEPP)
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