Seaoc 1999 guidelines for performancebased seismic engineering, seaoc blue book draft of appendix i. The document consists of a series of technical papers related to the practice of good seismic design. The new 1988 seaoc blue book and 1988 ubc overview of. Considerations for a framework of resilient structural design. Since 1959, the recommended lateral force requirements blue book published by the seaoc seismology committee has heavily influenced. Nada guides also provides data to banks, finance companies, insurance companies, and government agencies. Atc40 seismic evaluation and retrofit of concrete buildingsand retrofit of concrete buildings. October 24, 2019 seaosc safer cities policy breakfast. Seismic design with base isolation eurocode standards. Chapter 5 stability 2012 icc performance code for buildings. Seaoc blue book seismic design recommendations 2019. Structural engineers association of northern california, 1986 building laws. Allen 2002 joseph penzien 2004 robert park and thomas paulay 2006 clarkson w.
However, more studies are needed for a reliable design methodology of structures against this type of seismic events. A very important feature out of the 1994 nehrp provisions3 is also included. Briefing on the 1995 blue book, approved seismic code provisions for the 1996 ubc supplement and proposed 1997 ubc seismic provisions. Building codes and best practices 2017 icc annual conference education programs columbus, oh 2 fema supports code development femas strategic goal is to support disaster resilience and ability of local communities to withstand and recover rapidly from disaster events. Seismic design recommendations is the premier publication of the seaoc seismology committee. Building codes and best practices 2017 icc annual conference education programs columbus, oh 2 fema supports code development femas strategic goal is to support disaster resilience and ability of local communities to withstand and. It represents over six years of work by the seaoc seismology committee. Central california 1947 and san diego 1967 association later completed the membership. California seaoc, as summarized in the seaoc blue book. Seaoc blue book, summarizes recommendations of the. These provisions were based on the same seismic criteria required for design of fixedbase buildings, and used.
Performance based seismic design seismic performance. Seismic isolation and energy dissipation systematic rehabilitation fema 274 seismic rehabilitation commentary 93 requirements seaoc, 1986, the first collection of design provisions for baseisolated structures. This was set by consensus opinion during the 1984198. Atc 306 atc, 1978, ubc97 ubc, 1997, seaoc 1996, and national earthquake hazards reduction program nehrp, 1994. Nada guides is a comprehensive vehiclelisting website that publishes blue book type specifications, research material, and pricing information on boats and personal watercraft as well as other types of vehicles. In late 1989, the structural engineers association of california seaoc state seismology committee adopted an appendix to chapter 2 of the seaoc blue book entitled, general requirements for the design and construction of seismicisolated structures. Recommended lateral force requirements and commentary including errata see other formats. A discussion of the provisions, and some of the limitations, is provided by wallace 1996. The 1996 structural engineers association of california seaoc recommended lateral force requirements and commentary seaoc, 1996, also known as the 1996 seaoc blue book, requires buildings to be designed to meet only a single performance objective. Oregon and washington, following californias lead, are likely to remain on the 1997 ubc for the next three years or so each state has made cer. Briefing paper 6 seismic code requirements for anchorage of. Briefing on the 1995 blue book, approved seismic code provisions for the 1996.
Pdf evaluating the damage in steel mrf under near field. Seaonc 1996 fall seminar notes, structural engineers association of northern. Seaoc members belong to an organization that has international brand name. Performance based seismic design seismic performance evaluation. The structural engineers association of california seaoc blue book is a publication of the seaoc seismology committee. October 17, 2019 webinar 30 years after loma prieta. Seaoc blue book seismic design recommendations free. By the end of the 1980s, the seismology committee of seaoc recognized the need to have a more broadly based document and formed a statewide committee to develop design requirements for isolated structures kircher. The blue books role since 1959, seaocs blue book, formerly titled recommended lateral force requirements and commentary, has been at the vanguard of earthquake engineering in california and. This 1996 sixth edition of the recommended lateral force requirements and commentary, also known as the seaoc blue book, summarizes recommendations of the structural engineers association of californias seaoc for earthquakeresistant design of structures.
Since 1959, the seaoc blue book, previously titled recommended lateral force requirements and commentary, has been a prescient. Seismic isolation and energy dissipation systematic. Evaluating the damage in steel mrf under near field. Structural engineers association of california 921 11th st. Seaoc blue book code also has its own format for organizing requirements, and each includes some specific provisions that are unique. Lateral force requirements and commentary 1999 seventh edition seismology committee structural engineers association of california. Supporting documentation provided in the seaoc blue book structural engineers association of america 1996 is helpful in guiding the engineer through the relatively complex process. Usually, the structures situated within 10 15 kilometers from the seismic sources can be assumed to be in the danger of nearfault earthquakes seaoc blue book 1996. Although there are some nominal differences, the provisions in these two documents are essentially identical. Seaoc blue book seismic design recommendations tiltup. Project 07 reassessment of seismic design procedures and. The firstgeneration performancebased seismic engineering being marked by the publication in 1995 of seaoc vision 2000. The name blue book is renowned worldwide among engineers, researchers, and building officials. Briefing paper 6 seismic code requirements for anchorage.
Recommended lateral force requirements and commentary. Seaoc blue book table of contents september 1999 iii. Connections earthquake engineering research institute. October 24, 2019 tricounties dinner event the seaoc blue book. F p total allowablestress design lateral seismic force on nonstructural component z seismic zone factor, tabulated, dependent on seismic. The earthquake hazard is quantified as the ground motion that occurs once every 475 years, i. Although changes to the wall provisions were made to the ubc. Overview of us seismic codes development process and history 2. Poorly worded, illconceived, and unnecessary according to the 1996 blue book seaoc, 1996, the objectives of having a redundant lateral force resisting system are to. Performance based seismic design bulletin of the new. Jan 10, 2016 the empirical period formulas for concrete shearwall sw buildings in the 1997 ubc uniform 1997 and the 1996 seaoc blue book recommended 1996 were derived by modifying the atc306 formulas tentative 1978 during development of the 1988 seaoc blue book to more accu rately reflect the configuration and material properties of these. Chapter commentary seismically isolated structure design. The new 1988 seaoc blue book and 1988 ubc overview of lateral force section. The new 1988 seaoc blue book and 1988 ubc overview of lateral.
Conceptual framework for performancebased seismic design vision 2000, the design load is specified by a series of four earthquake design levels events and is expressed as a corresponding set of. Atc, 1978, ubc97 ubc, 1997, seaoc 1996, and national earthquake hazards reduction program nehrp, 1994. Considerations for a framework of resilient structural. The bocanbc through its 1990 edition and the sbc through its 1991 edition used to adopt general design provisions for all loads, including seismic, from asce 7ansi a58. Seaoc blue book seismic design recommendations engineering. Jul 12, 2019 the 1996 structural engineers association of california seaoc recommended lateral force requirements and commentary seaoc, 1996, also known as the 1996 seaoc blue book, requires buildings to be designed to meet only a single performance objective. Structural engineers association of california seaoc blue book introduced what can be. The one important difference between the green book and the ubc was the deflection limit at service loads was more restrictively set at l150. Tentative recommended lateral force requirements, october, 1985. Seaoc blue book recommended lateral force requirements and commentary, seismology committee, structural engineers association of california, 1996 sixth. Seaoc blue book 2009 compilation by guillermo santana issuu. The pertinent earthquake design provisions for nonstructural components are given in the following equation. With tiltup buildings now frequently being placed on irregularly shaped lots.
This approach is well documented in the 1999 seaoc blue book, r. Allowed to be used for seismic design by bocanbc 1996, 1999 as well as sbc. It was determined that the code formulas for the estimation of natural periods, at that time, were inadequate and led to shorter periods for rcmrfs and smrfs, but longer periods than that identified for rcws. Technology council atc40 1996, ubc 1997, fema273 1997, nehrp97 1997, international building code ibc, 2000, and structural engineers association of california seaoc blue book 1999to design buildings with passive energy dissipation and seismic isolation systems.
The icssc publishes technical reports produced by its five standing committees, and consensus documents which have been approved by the full committee. In the 1996 recommended lateral force requirements and commentary structural engineering association of california seaoc blue book, appendix b. The requirements of chapter 1 are for the most part, repeated in chapter 16 of the 1997 ubc and are very similar to those presented as appendix c of the 1996 blue book. It has built upon the work of all the seaoc seismology. According to the 1996 blue book seaoc, 1996, the objectives of having a redundant lateral force resisting system are to.
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