Seismic safety

Seismic safety

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

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panel rigidity or stiffness

Construction; Seismic safety

The in-plane shear rigidity of a panel, the product of panel thickness and modulus of rigidity.

panel

Construction; Seismic safety

A sheet-type wood product.

overturning

Construction; Seismic safety

When the moment produced at the base of vertical lateral-force-resisting elements is larger than the resistance provided by the foundation’s uplift resistance and building weight.

out-of-plane wall

Construction; Seismic safety

A wall that resists lateral forces applied normal to its plane.

oriented strandboard

Construction; Seismic safety

A structural panel comprising thin elongated wood strands with surface layers arranged in the long panel direction and core layers arranged in the cross panel direction.

ordinary moment frame (OMF)

Construction; Seismic safety

A moment frame system that meets the requirements for Ordinary Moment Frames as defined in seismic provisions for new construction in AISC (1994a), Chapter 5.