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Seismic safety
Terms relating to the constuction of buildings that can withstand earthquakes.
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Seismic safety
Primary element
Construction; Seismic safety
An element that is essential to the ability of the structure to resist earthquake-induced deformations.
Primary component
Construction; Seismic safety
Those components that are required as part of the building's lateral-force-resisting system (as contrasted to secondary components).
Rough lumber
Construction; Seismic safety
Lumber as it comes from the saw prior to any dressing operation.
Resistance factor
Construction; Seismic safety
A reduction factor applied to member resistance that accounts for unavoidable deviations of the actual strength from the nominal value, and the manner and consequences of failure.
Resistance
Construction; Seismic safety
The capacity of a structure, component, or connexion to resist the effects of loads. It is determined by computations using specified material strengths, dimensions, and formulas derived from ...
Required member resistance
Construction; Seismic safety
Load effect (force, moment, stress, action as appropriate) acting on an element or connection, determined by structural analysis from the factored loads and the critical load combinations.
