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Seismic safety
Terms relating to the constuction of buildings that can withstand earthquakes.
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Construction; Seismic safety
An increase in building area, aggregate floor area, height, or number of storeys of a structure.
Reinforced concrete
Construction; Seismic safety
Concrete reinforced with no less than the minimum amount required by Ref. 6-1, prestressed or nonprestressed, and designed on the assumption that the two materials act together in resisting forces.
Plain concrete
Construction; Seismic safety
Concrete that is either unreinforced or contains less reinforcement than the minimum amount specified in Ref. 6-1 for reinforced concrete.
Component, rigid
Construction; Seismic safety
Component, including its attachments, having a fundamental period less than or equal to 0.06 sec.
Component, flexible
Construction; Seismic safety
Component, including its attachments, having a fundamental period greater than 0.06 sec.
General provisions 13 limited deformability elemen
Construction; Seismic safety
An element that is neither a low deformability or a high deformability element.
High deformability element
Construction; Seismic safety
An element whose deformability is not less than 3.5 when subjected to four fully reversed cycles at the limit deformation.
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