Seismic safety

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.

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.

Flexible connexions

Construction; Seismic safety

Connexions between components that permit rotational and/or translational movement without degradation of performance. Examples include universal joints, bellows expansion joints, and flexible metal ...