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Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time
From the Executive Summary: "The most recent reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), P.L. [Public Law] 115-307, includes a heightened focus on achieving community resilience and a new requirement for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to jointly convene a Committee of Experts to assess and recommend options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time. To comply with this mandate, NIST and FEMA developed a plan of action in which FEMA funded a Project Technical Panel, responsible for report development, and NIST funded a Project Review Panel, responsible for report review. The Committee of Experts consisted of the Project Technical Panel, with 17 outside experts and representation from all interest groups named in the reauthorization, and the Project Review Panel, with 10 outside experts and similar representation. To facilitate national-level stakeholder interaction, NIST hosted five stakeholder workshops that were used to gather additional information and feedback. This report provides a set of options in the form of recommendations, tasks, and alternatives for improving the built environment, which have been developed and assessed by the Committee of Experts. [...] The motivation for this report is the risk that the United States faces each year from all forms of natural hazards, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and earthquakes."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.); National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Heintz, Jon A.; Kersting, Ryan A.; Arendt, Lucy A. . . .
2021-01
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Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design: Volume 1 -- Overarching Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations
From the Introduction: "This report summarizes the approaches, analyses, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for a series of studies on the gap between analytically predicted and historically observed earthquake-induced collapse rates for short-period buildings. It also presents a common understanding of the response behavior and collapse performance of short-period buildings subjected to strong earthquake ground motions. The Applied Technology Council (ATC) was commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct these studies as part of the ATC-116 Project series, 'Solutions to the Issue of Short Period Building Performance.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2020-11
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Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design: Volume 2 -- Study of One-To-Four Story Wood Light-Frame Buildings
From the Introduction: "This report describes the approach, analyses, findings, conclusions, and recommendation for one in a series of studies on the gap between analytically predicted and historically observed earthquake-induced collapse rates of short-period buildings. It presents work focused on wood light-frame buildings with structural panel sheathing (herein referred to as 'wood light-frame' systems). The Applied Technology Council (ATC) was commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct these studies as part of the ATC-116 Project series, 'Solutions to the Issue of Short Period Building Performance.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2020-10
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Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design: Volume 3 -- Study of One-To-Four Story Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall Buildings
From the Introduction: "This report describes the approach, analyses, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for one in a series of studies on the gap between analytically predicted and historically observed earthquake-induced collapse rates of short-period buildings. It presents work focused on special reinforced masonry shear wall buildings (herein referred to as 'reinforced masonry' systems). The Applied Technology Council (ATC) was commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct these studies as part of the ATC-116 Project series, 'Solutions to the Issue of Short Period Building Performance.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2020-10
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Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design: Volume 4 -- Study of One-To-Four Story Steel Special Concentrically Braced Frame Buildings
From the Introduction: "This report describes the approach, analyses, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for one in a series of studies on the gap between analytically predicted and historically observed earthquake-induced collapse rates for short-period buildings. It presents work focused on steel special concentrically braced frame (SCBF) systems. The Applied Technology Council (ATC) was commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct these studies as part of the ATC-116 Project series, 'Solutions to the Issue of Short Period Building Performance.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2020-10
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Seismic Building Code Provisions for New Buildings to Create Safer Communities
From the Document: "Although we can't prevent earthquakes striking in the communities where people work and live, we can take action to impact the most important factor in saving lives and reducing losses from an earthquake: adopt and enforce up-to-date building codes. As seismic-preparedness experts often remind us, 'Earthquakes don't kill people, but collapsed buildings do.' Building codes regulate the design, construction, alteration, and maintenance of structures in the United States. They specify the minimum requirements to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants. Throughout the nation, the national model building codes are adopted and enforced by the state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) authorities, not by the federal government. Evidence from past earthquakes indicates adoption and enforcement of the latest model building codes is one of the most effective seismic mitigation strategies available to communities."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2020-10
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Procedures for Developing Multi-Period Response Spectra at Non-Conterminous United States Sites
From the Purpose: "The purpose of this study is to complement proposals to the Provisions Update Committee of the Building Seismic Safety Council that would incorporate multi-period response spectra (MPRS) in the 2020 edition of the 'NEHRP [National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program] Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures' (2020 NEHRP 'Provisions') and related proposals to the ASCE [American Society of Civil Engineers] 7-22 Seismic Subcommittee of the American Society of Civil Engineers for incorporation of MPRS in the ASCE Standard, ASCE/SEI [Structural Engineering Institute] 7-22, 'Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures' (ASCE 7-22). Ultimately, the intent is that the proposed MPRS and related design requirements of ASCE 7-22 would be adopted, by reference, as part of the '2024 International Building Code' (2024 IBC)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.); Geological Survey (U.S.)
2020-08
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Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance: Report on the Current State of Practice, Including Recommendations Related to Structural and Nonstructural Safety and Habitability
From the Executive Summary: "Section 1241(a) of the 'Disaster Recovery Reform Act' (DRRA) of 2018 requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish a report providing guidance on the best practices for post-disaster evaluation of buildings for both structural safety and habitability. This 'Guide' summarizes and references best practice guideline documents, identifies recommended improvements and needs, and provides interim recommendations for issues without best practice guidance. The following incident types are covered: earthquakes; hurricanes; floods; tornadoes; tsunamis; landslides and other land instabilities; volcanoes; snow, hail, and ice storms; fire; and explosions. This 'Guide' can be a reference for any post-incident evaluation process and is not limited by the scale or official declaration of a disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2019-11
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South Napa Earthquake Recovery Advisory: Earthquake Strengthening of Cripple Walls in Wood-Frame Dwellings, Second Edition
From the Purpose: "The August 24, 2014 South Napa earthquake (FEMA DR‐4193) has reinforced past observations that wood‐ frame dwellings with flexible wood foundation walls (known as cripple walls) and inadequate anchorage (bolting) to the foundation are vulnerable to damage from earthquake shaking. [...] This Recovery Advisory Addresses: [1] Installation of pre‐engineered plywood bracing and foundation anchorage details intended to improve the performance of cripple walls in wood‐frame dwellings in future earthquakes. [2] Information on how and when to use the FEMA Plan Set, and when to engage the services of a design professional."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2019-09
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Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Buildings
From the Introduction: "This report is the sixth in a series of volumes comprising the FEMA P-58, 'Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Methodology and Implementation' (FEMA, 2012; 2018). The purpose of this volume is to provide guidance to structural engineers on implementation of performance-based seismic design of buildings using the FEMA P-58 methodology. Guidance is provided in the following areas of performance-based design: [1] Assisting decision-makers in selecting appropriate performance objectives for buildings of different occupancies. [2] Identifying appropriate structural and nonstructural design strategies to achieve specific performance objectives. [3] Developing preliminary designs to achieve selected performance objectives with minimal iteration during the design process."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Applied Technology Council
2018-12
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Building the Performance You Need: A Guide to State-Of-The-Art Tools for Seismic Design and Assessment
From the Executive Summary: "This Guide presents information project managers and decision-makers need to know to use a performance-based approach for seismic design and assessment. A building project that uses performance-based seismic design and assessment methods is essentially the same as a typical project, but with a few key differences. This Guide provides an overview of decisions, steps, and implications associated with using a performance-based approach. It covers: [1] When and why to use a performance-based approach; [2] How a performance-based approach varies from a conventional approach; [3] The types of projects a performance-based approach can be used for, and varying ways it can be used; [4] How to assemble a knowledgeable and effective team; [5] How to determine earthquake performance goals for a particular project; and [6] Cost implications of using a performance-based approach[.] This Guide focuses solely on performance-based methods for managing the earthquake risk of buildings, but similar approaches can be used for other threats, such as severe storms, flooding, or fire."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Applied Technology Council
2018-12
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings: Volume 1 - Methodology, Second Edition
From the Introduction: "This report describes a general methodology and recommended procedures to assess the probable seismic performance of individual buildings based on their unique site, structural, nonstructural, and occupancy characteristics. Performance is measured in terms of the probability of incurring casualties, repair and replacement costs, repair time, selected environmental impacts, and unsafe placarding. The methodology and procedures are applicable to new or existing buildings, and can be used to: (1) assess the probable performance of a building; (2) design new buildings to be capable of providing desired performance; or (3) design seismic upgrades for existing buildings to improve their performance. The general methodology and recommended procedures can be applied to seismic performance assessments of any building type, regardless of age, construction, or occupancy. Implementation of the methodology requires basic data on the vulnerability of structural and nonstructural components to damage (fragility), as well as estimates of potential casualties, repair costs, repair times, and environmental impacts (consequences) associated with this damage."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Applied Technology Council
2018-12
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings: Volume 2 - Implementation Guide, Second Edition
From the Introduction: "This 'Second Edition Implementation Guide' provides guidance on implementation and use of the methodology set forth in FEMA P-58-1, 'Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 1 - Methodology, Second Edition', (FEMA, 2018a) to assess the seismic performance of individual buildings based on their unique site, structural, nonstructural, and occupancy characteristics, expressed in terms of the probability of incurring casualties, repair and replacement costs, repair time, environmental impacts, and unsafe placarding. This 'Implementation Guide' contains examples illustrating the performance assessment process, including selected calculation and data generation procedures, as well user manuals for selected electronic tools provided in FEMA P-58-3, 'Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 3 - Supporting Electronic Materials and Background Documentation', (FEMA, 2018b)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Applied Technology Council
2018-12
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Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential
From the Foreword: "Although retrofitting criteria for seismically deficient non-ductile concrete buildings has been developed, the problem remains one of efficient identification of the most hazardous buildings. Not all pre-1970s concrete buildings are equally hazardous; generally, only those with columns that iv Foreword FEMA P-2018 would fail in shear and/or compression. It is often difficult to visually determine which of these buildings are collapse hazards and which are not. [...] This report, 'Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential' (FEMA P-2018), provides a simplified methodology for evaluating collapse resistance using simplified estimates of drift demand. The calculations have been intentionally simplified; however, the underlying criteria are based on probabilistic concepts and structural reliability theory. Development of the procedures included testing of the methodology by practicing engineers in several rounds of trial evaluations, and vetting of the methodology in a series of annual workshops. All of this was used to adjust and improve the methodology throughout the development process."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2018-12
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings: Volume 5 - Expected Seismic Performance of Code-Conforming Buildings
From the Introduction: "This report is the fifth in a series of volumes comprising the FEMA P-58, 'Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Methodology and Implementation' (FEMA, 2012; 2018). This volume describes the work performed to quantify the seismic performance capability of typical buildings designed to current building code requirements, the resulting performance of code-conforming buildings in terms of FEMA P-58 probabilistic performance metrics, and a framework for future recommended performance objectives based on findings from this work."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Applied Technology Council
2018-12
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 4: Methodology for Assessing Environmental Impacts
From the Introduction: "In this report, life cycle assessment concepts and procedures for evaluating environmental impacts of buildings are introduced, consideration of impacts resulting from earthquake damage are described, and the seismic performance assessment procedures of the FEMA P-58 methodology are summarized. Alternative methods for assessing environmental impacts and procedures for implementing environmental impact assessments in the FEMA P-58 methodology are presented and described."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2018-12
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Assessing Seismic Performance of Buildings with Configuration Irregularities: Calibrating Current Standards and Practices
From the Document: "This report summarizes work conducted under the ATC [Applied Technology Council]-123 Project to quantitatively evaluate current building code triggers, the influence of structural irregularities on seismic building performance (in terms of collapse probability), and the effectiveness of relevant code provisions. The objective of the studies conducted under this project was to inform and improve U.S. codes and standards so that structures with configuration irregularities have a level of safety against collapse in an earthquake that is comparable to that for regular structures. The project focuses primarily on design requirements for new buildings, with limited consideration of the treatment of irregularities for existing buildings."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
Applied Technology Council
2018-09
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Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2015
"This is the annual report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) covering FY 2015, presented by the NEHRP Interagency Coordinating Committee. This report, required by Public Law 108-360, describes the FY 2015 activities of the NEHRP agencies and their progress toward reducing the impacts of future earthquakes in the United States. This report also summarizes actual program budgets for FY 2016 and budgets requested by the Administration for FY 2017. The four federal agencies participating in NEHRP are the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). NIST serves as the NEHRP lead agency. The NEHRP agencies have distinct roles and responsibilities that are mutually supportive."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2018-03
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Effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
"The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) was established in 2004 as part of the reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) (Public Law 108-360). ACEHR's members are non-Federal employees serving three-year terms from research and academic institutions, earthquake-related professions, and state and local governments. We are charged with assessing trends and developments in the science and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction; the effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory activities and any need to revise NEHRP; and the management, coordination, implementation, and activities of NEHRP. This report is provided to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who serves as the Director of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (referred to in this report as the 'ICC')2. Its recommendations are also directed to the NEHRP Secretariat and the four NEHRP agencies--the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), NIST, National Science Foundation (NSF), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The report is structured to reflect on the Program's achievements and challenges since its inception in 1977, new trends and developments in the science and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction, and concerns about the future of NEHRP. Two critical and overarching needs for NEHRP's future are then discussed, followed by a series of programmatic and agency-specific assessments and recommendations."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2017-09-11
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Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety
"School leaders and state officials are the specialists and authorities for educating and protecting our children. But natural hazards may be unfamiliar territory, requiring skills, plans, and support to which school communities may not have access. Poor building performance during a disaster is exacerbated by inadequate strategies to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against natural disasters. In contrast, schools that have taken steps to reduce their risks and have adequately prepared for emergencies can respond effectively, recovery quickly, and help support the entire community to recover from a disaster. This Guide provides up-to-date, authoritative information and guidance that schools can use to develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing natural hazards."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2017-06
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Hazus Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States, April 2017
"Large earthquakes can cause social and economic disruption that can be unprecedented to any given community, and the full recovery from these impacts may or may not always be achievable. In the United States (U.S.), the 1994 M6.7 Northridge earthquake in California remains the third costliest disaster in U.S. history; and it was one of the most expensive disasters for the federal government. Internationally, earthquakes in the last decade alone have claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused hundreds of billions of dollars of economic impact throughout the globe (~90 billion U.S. dollars (USD) from 2008 M7.9 Wenchuan China, ~20 billion USD from 2010 M8.8 Maule earthquake in Chile, ~220 billion USD from 2011 M9.0 Tohoku Japan earthquake, ~25 billion USD from 2011 M6.3 Christchurch New Zealand, and ~22 billion USD from 2016 M7.0 Kumamoto Japan). Recent earthquakes show a pattern of steadily increasing damages and losses that are primarily due to three key factors: (1) significant growth in earthquake-prone urban areas, (2) vulnerability of the older building stock, including poorly engineered non-ductile concrete buildings, and (3) an increased interdependency in terms of supply and demand for the businesses that operate among different parts of the world. In the United States, earthquake risk continues to grow with increased exposure of population and development even though the earthquake hazard has remained relatively stable except for the regions of induced seismic activity. Understanding the seismic hazard requires studying earthquake characteristics and locales in which they occur, while understanding the risk requires an assessment of the potential damage from earthquake shaking to the built environment and to the welfare of people--especially in high-risk areas."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Geological Survey (U.S.); National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2017-04
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Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2014
"This is the annual report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) covering fiscal year (FY) 2014, presented by the NEHRP Interagency Coordinating Committee. This report, required by Public Law 108-360, describes the FY 2014 activities of the NEHRP agencies and their progress toward reducing the impacts of future earthquakes in the United States. This report also summarizes actual program budgets for FY 2015 and budgets requested by the Administration for FY 2016. The four Federal agencies participating in NEHRP are the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). NIST serves as the NEHRP lead agency. The NEHRP agencies have distinct roles and responsibilities that are mutually supportive."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2016-03
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Performance of Buildings and Nonstructural Components in the 2014 South Napa Earthquake
From the Preface: "California is subject to frequent damaging earthquakes, and each one presents an opportunity to study the impacts, improve our understanding of how buildings perform when subjected to strong ground shaking, and update building codes and standards for improved building performance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) established the Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) program to investigate post-disaster building performance and develop recommendations that address improvements in building design and construction, code development, enforcement, and mitigation activities that will lead to greater resistance to hazard events. The FEMA MAT program, however, is not currently set up to investigate the performance of buildings after earthquakes. On August 24, 2014, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake occurred in Napa, California. In response to this earthquake, the Special Projects task of the National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP) under FEMA Contract HSFE60-12-D-024 with the Applied Technology Council (ATC) was used to fund an investigation. At the time, this event had not yet been declared a federal disaster, and disaster funds were therefore not available. Because of limitations to this funding, some issues, such as performance of lifelines or building investigations in additional areas, could not be investigated."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2015-02
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FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2014
"The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), which was first authorized by Congress in 1977, coordinates the earthquake-related activities of the Federal Government. The goal of NEHRP is to mitigate earthquake losses in the United States through basic and directed research and implementation activities in the fields of earthquake science and engineering. Under NEHRP, FEMA is responsible for developing effective earthquake risk reduction tools and promoting their implementation, as well as supporting the development of disaster-resistant building codes and standards. FEMA's NEHRP activities are led by the FEMA Headquarters (HQ), Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Risk Reduction Division, Building Science Branch, in strong partnership with other FEMA HQ Directorates, and in coordination with the FEMA Regions, the States, the earthquake consortia, and other public and private partners. This report describes selected FEMA NEHRP accomplishments (HQ and Regional), followed by highlights from the States and U.S. territories and organizations which received FEMA support for NEHRP activities. The accomplishments described in this report showcase how FEMA and its partners, working in collaboration, continued to make progress toward earthquake loss-reduction nationwide."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2015?
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Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2013
"This is the annual report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2013, presented by the NEHRP Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC). This report, required by Public Law 108-360, describes the FY 2013 activities of the NEHRP agencies, and their progress toward reducing the impacts of future earthquakes in the United States. The report also lists actual program budgets for FY 2014 and budgets for FY 2015 proposed by the Administration. The four Federal agencies participating in NEHRP are the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). NIST serves as the NEHRP lead agency and the Director of NIST chairs the ICC. Within NEHRP, the participating agencies have distinct roles and responsibilities that are mutually dependent and supportive."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2015-01
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Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2012
"This is the annual report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2012, presented by the NEHRP Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC). This report, required by Public Law 108--360, describes the 2012 activities of the NEHRP agencies, and their progress toward reducing the impacts of future earthquakes in the United States. The report also lists program budgets for FY 2013 and those proposed for FY 2014."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2014-02
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FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2013
"This report describes selected FEMA NEHRP [National Earthquake Hazards Reductions Program] accomplishments (HQ and Regional), followed by highlights from the States and U.S. territories and organizations which received FEMA support for NEHRP activities. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, FEMA awarded more than $ 1.2 million to eligible States and territories to support the effective implementation of earthquake risk reduction activities. Organizations receiving FEMA support included the four regional earthquake consortia - Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW), Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC), and the Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) - the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH), and the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). The accomplishments described in this report showcase how FEMA and its partners, working in collaboration, continued to make progress toward earthquake loss-reduction nationwide. Much of the work completed in FY 2013 is helping to reduce the earthquake risk, and is now serving as the foundation for realizing effective long-term outcomes."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2014?
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Measurement Science R&D Roadmap for Windstorm and Coastal Inundation Impact Reduction
"The impetus for the project was the extensive property losses and casualties that have occurred over the last several decades as a result of damaging hurricanes, such as Hurricane Katrina, and severe tornadoes affecting the coastlines and interior portions of the nation. NIST's [National Institute of Standards and Technology] interest in the project stemmed from the agency's desire to expand its existing research and development capabilities in earthquake hazard reduction and fire engineering to include efforts to reduce the impacts of other hazards. The roadmap development process included a review of the literature that identified research needs in the area of windstorm and coastal inundation hazards reduction, two workshops to obtain input from the nation's specialists in windstorm and coastal inundation hazard reduction, and an extensive roadmap preparation and review process. The roadmap identifies a broad range of research and development activities for reducing the impacts of severe windstorms and coastal inundation hazards. The report includes: [1] A vision for windstorm and coastal inundation resilient communities; [2] A list of grand challenges in windstorm and coastal inundation impact reduction; [3] Detailed descriptions of thirty priority research and development topics; and [4] A proposed program of prioritized research and development activities, and their associated benefits."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.); National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2014-01
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Seismic Waves: When (Physical + Numerical=Testable System)
Seismic Waves is a newsletter published by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program [NEHRP]. "As the utility of hybrid simulation (HS) has grown over the past decade, NEHRP has led the development of this innovative research method. HS combines physical experimentation with computational simulation to examine how structures and lifelines respond to simulated earthquakes and thus, how they are likely to respond in actual earthquakes."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2013-12
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Seismic Waves: NEHRP Technical Briefs Reach Five-Year Milestone
Seismic Waves is a newsletter published by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program [NEHRP]. "Although the statement above may have a con-temporary ring, it was actually voiced more than a century ago. Suffice it to say that since then it hasn't gotten any easier to keep up with the literature, including that related to earthquake engineering. As described in an earlier issue of Seismic Waves, the concept of 'technical briefs' (techbriefs) originated in response to this predicament. Embracing the concept as a means of hastening and broadening the application of research-based best practices in earthquake engineering, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, a NEHRP agency) began publishing NEHRP technical briefs in 2008. Over the 5 years since, NIST has produced an initial collection of eight techbriefs that are helping to transfer many of the latest advances in earthquake engineering into practice."
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2013-10
