Seismic safety

Seismic safety

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

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load path

Construction; Seismic safety

A path that seismic forces pass through to the foundation of the structure and, ultimately, to the soil. Typically, the load travels from the diaphragm through connections to the vertical ...

load duration

Construction; Seismic safety

The period of continuous application of a given load, or the cumulative period of intermittent applications of load. (See time effect factor.)

liquefaction

Construction; Seismic safety

An earthquake-induced process in which saturated, loose, granular soils lose a substantial amount of shear strength as a result of increase in pore-water pressure during earthquake shaking.

link rotation angle

Construction; Seismic safety

The angle of plastic rotation between the link and the beam outside of the link derived using the specified base shear, V.

link intermediate web stiffeners

Construction; Seismic safety

Vertical web stiffeners placed within the link.

In an EBF, the segment of a beam that extends from column to brace, located between the end of a diagonal brace and a column, or between the ends of two diagonal braces of the EBF. The length of the ...