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Basic Earthquake Information

Information on recent earthquake information, global seismicity, the nature of earthquakes, and seismic hazard

Earthquake Behavior of Buildings

Literature describing what happens to the built environment when the earth shakes underneath

  • IITK-BMTPC Earthquake Tips: Learning Earthquake Design & Construction
    by C.V.R.Murty
    Earthquake engineering education fact sheet series
    Published by National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Kanpur, INDIA
    • What are the seismic effects on structures?
    • How flexibility of buildings affects their response
    • How architectural features affect building performance
    • How buildings twist during earthquakes
    • How brick masonry buildings perform during earthquakes
    • How earthquakes affect reinforced concrete buildings
    • Why are open ground story buildings vulnerable in earthquakes?

Earthquake-Resistant Design Guidelines & Manuals

Guidelines and manuals that provide information on earthquake-resistant design for various building types and construction materials 

Seismic Retrofitting

Information on seismic risk and vulnerability, and guidelines to undertake seismic assessment of structures, retrofitting strategies and structural control being adopted worldwide 

Public Policy and Strategies on Reducing Earthquake Risk

Policies and strategies of governments and non-governmental agencies across the world to reduce seismic risk due to housing and the built environment

Post-EQ Building Damage Assessments

Country File Size Type
China Post-Earthquake Field Loss Evaluation of Earthquake Hazard 97.2KB Paper
Greece Post-Earthquake Damage and Usability Assessment of Buildings:Further Development and Applications Report 13.7 MB Report/Guidelines
Greece Earthquake emergency assessment of building safety and usability-Part 1: Technical Issues 1.18 MB Paper
Greece Post-Earthquake Emergency Assessment of Building Safety Field Manual 3.57 MB Field Assessment
Greece Computer Aided Pre-and Post-Earthquake Assessment of Buildings Involving Database Compilation, GIS Visualization, and Mobile Data Transmission 530 KB Paper
Greece Post Earthquake emergency assessment of building safety and usability-Part 2: Organization 758 KB Paper
Italy Field Manual for post-earthquake damage and safety assessment and short term countermeasures (AeDES) 5.20 MB Field Assessment
Italy Short Course on Post-Earthquake Building Safety and Damage Assessment 275 KB Academic Course Schedule
Italy An Overview of Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment in Italy 148 KB Paper
Japan Permissible Residual Deformation Levels for Building Structures Considering Both Safety and Human Elements 418 KB Paper
New Zealand Post-Earthquake Physical Damage Assessment for Gas Networks Assessment 1.13 KB Report/Guidelines
New Zealand Detailed Engineering Evaluation Procedure- Development Draft 268 KB Field Assessment
New Zealand Building Safety Evaluation During a State of Emergency: Guidelines for Territorial Authorities 1.05 MB Report/Guidelines
New Zealand Building Safety Evaluation Following the Canterbury Earthquakes 640 KB Report/Guidelines
Pakistan Post Earthquake Rapid Field Assessment 307 KB Field Assessment
Taiwan Guidelines and Procedures for Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation and Retrofitting of Harbors and Levees 56.5 KB Paper
United Kingdom The Survey of Earthquake Damaged Non-Engineered Structures: A Field Guide by EEFIT 102 KB Field Assessment
United States Post-Earthquake Damage Evaluation and Reporting Procedures: A Guidebook for California Schools 306 KB Report/Guidelines
United States Interim Guidelines Advisory No. 2: SAC99-01: Post-Earthquake Evaluation 42.7 KB Report/Guidelines
United States Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program: Guideline to the Activation and Utilization of Program Resources, California Office of Emergency Services 190 KB Report/Guidelines
United States ATC-20 Post-Earthquake Building Safety Evaluations Performed after the October 15, 2006 Hawai’i Earthquakes: Summary and Recommendations for Improvements 149 KB Report/Guidelines
United States Rapid Post-Disaster Evaluation of Building Damage Using Augmented Situational Visualization 155 KB Paper

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