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Seismic safety
Terms relating to the constuction of buildings that can withstand earthquakes.
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decay
Construction; Seismic safety
Decomposition of wood caused by action of wood-destroying fungi. The term “dry rot” is used interchangeably with decay.
crosstie
Construction; Seismic safety
A beam or girder that spans across the width of the diaphragm, accumulates the wall loads, and transfers them, over the full depth of the diaphragms, into the next bay and onto the nearest shear wall ...
critical action
Construction; Seismic safety
That component action that reaches its elastic limit at the lowest level of lateral deflection, or loading, for the structure.
cripple studs
Construction; Seismic safety
Short studs between header and top plate at opening in wall framing or studs between base sill and sill of opening.
corrective measure
Construction; Seismic safety
Any modification of a component or element, or the structure as a whole, intended to reduce building vulnerability.
continuity plates
Construction; Seismic safety
Column stiffeners at top and bottom of the panel zone.
control node
Construction; Seismic safety
The node in the mathematical model of a building used to characterize mass and earthquake displacement.
