Seismic safety

Seismic safety

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

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Diagonal bracing

Construction; Seismic safety

Inclined structural members carrying primarily axial load, employed to enable a structural frame to act as a truss to resist horizontal loads.

Design resistance

Construction; Seismic safety

Resistance (force or moment as appropriate) provided by member or connection; the product of adjusted resistance, the resistance factor, confidence factor, and time effect factor.

A component parallel to the applied load that collects and transfers diaphragm shear forces to the vertical lateral-force-resisting components or elements, or distributes forces within a diaphragm. ...

Dowel type fasteners

Construction; Seismic safety

Includes bolts, lag screws, wood screws, nails, and spikes.

Dowel bearing strength

Construction; Seismic safety

The maximum compression strength of wood or wood-based products when subjected to bearing by a steel dowel or bolt of specific diameter.

Displacement-dependent energy dissipation devices

Construction; Seismic safety

Devices having mechanical properties such that the force in the device is related to the relative displacement in the device.

Decking

Construction; Seismic safety

Solid sawn lumber or glued laminated decking, nominally two to four inches thick and four inches and wider. Decking may be tongue-and-groove or connected at longitudinal joints with nails or metal ...