Proposed revisions to the national building code of Jamaica
In. Ahmad, Rafi, ed. Natural hazards and hazard management in the greater Caribbean and Latin America : Proceedings of the second caribbean conference on natural hazards and disasters held in Kingston, Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica. University of the West Indies. Unit for Disaster Studies, 1997. p.96-106, mapas, tab. (Publication, 3).
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ABSTRACT
Revisions to the earthquake loading provisions of the National Building Code of Jamaica 13, 1993, despide its modest magnitude, brought to the attention of the desing industry information regarding Source fault location, bahaviour of non-structural elements notably infill walls, load bearing masonry reinforcemnet, and irregularity. The code changes proposed will include A revised equivalent static lateral force procedure (SEAOC 1988 format), recommendations for irregularities of building, and revisions to the zone factor Z for different regions of Jamaica. This paper discusses the recommeded code changes and their expected applications. (AU)
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Base de dados:
Desastres
Assunto principal:
Códigos de Obras
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Engenharia
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Terremotos
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Jamaica
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Publication
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Congresso e conferência
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