Seismic safety

Seismic safety

Terms relating to the constuction of buildings that can withstand earthquakes.

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required strength

Construction; Seismic safety

Strength of a member, cross section, or connection required to resist factored loads or related internal moments and forces in such combinations as stipulated by these Provisions.

nominal strength

Construction; Seismic safety

Strength of a member or cross section calculated in accordance with the requirements and assumptions of the strength design methods of these Provisions (or the referenced standards) before ...

design strength

Construction; Seismic safety

Nominal strength multiplied by a strength reduction factor, N.

story shear

Construction; Seismic safety

The summation of design lateral forces at levels above the story under consideration.

story drift ratio

Construction; Seismic safety

The story drift divided by the story height.

story above grade

Construction; Seismic safety

Any story having its finished floor surface entirely above grade, except that a story shall be considered as a story above grade where the finished floor surface of the story immediately above is ...

story

Construction; Seismic safety

The portion of a structure between the top to top of two successive finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the roof structural element.