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1. Seismic standards
1.1 Developments in seismic standards
It was at the beginning of the 20th century, following the earthquakes in San Francisco (April 18, 1906) and Messina (December 28, 1908), that the first seismic design rules were proposed. Their aim was simply to impose a certain resistance of structures to horizontal forces, by means of a fixed seismic coefficient (of the order of 0.1), possibly modulated according to elevation (higher seismic coefficient for upper floors).
At the time,...
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Seismic standards
Bibliography
Digital media
Downloadable brochures :
"Framework of actions for seismic risk prevention
"What is seismic risk?
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"Earthquakes
Websites
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AFPS – French association for earthquake engineering
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The earthquake plan
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French...
Standards and norms
- Eurocode 8 : Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes, Partie 1 : Règles générales, actions sismiques et règles pour les bâtiments, CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation, Central Secrétariat : rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Bruxelles. - EN 1998-1 - 2004
- Eurocode 8 : Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes, Partie 2 : Ponts CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation, Central Secrétariat : rue de...
Events
WCEE, World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, every 4 years (2016, etc.)
ECEE, EuropeanConference on Earthquake Engineering, every 4 years (2014, etc.)
National conference (see AFPS website)
Directories
Organizations – Federations – Associations
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AFPS French Association for Earthquake Engineering
Documentation – Training – Seminars
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Groupe Moniteur – Information services for the construction industry and local authorities...
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