Seismic safety

Seismic safety

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

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King stud

Construction; Seismic safety

Full height stud or studs adjacent to openings that provide out-of-plane stability to cripple studs at openings.

A panel of masonry placed within a steel or concrete frame. Panels separated from the surrounding frame by a gap are termed "isolated infills". Panels that are in tight contact with a frame around ...

Hollow masonry unit

Construction; Seismic safety

A masonry unit whose net crosssectional area in every plane parallel to the bearing surface is less than 75% of the gross cross-sectional area in the same plane.

Load path

Construction; Seismic safety

A path that seismic forces pass through to the foundation of the structure and, ultimately, to the soil. Typically, the load travels from the diaphragm through connexions to the vertical ...