NEHRP Recommended Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures: Training and Instructional Materials [webpage]   [open html - 40KB]

"These instructional materials (available online at www.bssconline.org/FEMA451B/451Bchapters.htm) are for use with the NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Design Examples (FEMA 451) and provide a means for gaining additional knowledge about earthquake engineering as presented in the 2003 edition of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions (FEMA 450). These materials can be presented to engineers/architects by a qualified speaker with expertise in the practice of earthquake engineering, used by an individual who wishes to enhance his/her understanding of earthquake engineering, or applied by engineering academics as the basis for classroom instruction on earthquake-resistant design."