Design Examples for the 2009 NEHRP Recommended Provisions
(FEMA P-751CD) Now Available


The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the 2009 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples (FEMA P-751CD) is available for order, and will soon be available for download from the FEMA Library. The new supporting document covers the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, ground motion and structural analysis and provides a series of design examples based on the 2009 NEHRP Provisions. The design examples in FEMA P-751CD include shallow and pile foundations; a steel building with buckling restrained braced frame; steel framed buildings; reinforced concrete; precast concrete; composite steel and concrete; masonry; wood design; seismically isolated structures; nonbuilding structure design; and design for nonstructural components.
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