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High earthquake risk buildings in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Shepherd R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.4290060406
Subject(s) - earthquake resistance , forensic engineering , seismic risk , identification (biology) , earthquake scenario , engineering , urban seismic risk , civil engineering , architectural engineering , seismic hazard , structural engineering , botany , biology
Many existing buildings in seismically active areas were constructed prior to the acceptance of any design criteria specifically intended to produce earthquake resistance in the structure. Although such buildings are typically fifty or more years old they still constitute a large proportion of occupied domestic and commercial accommodation. Since almost all these structures comprise greater hazards than more recent constructions they are referred to as High Earthquake Risk buildings. The problems of identification, assessment and alleviation of the deficiencies have received increasing attention in recent years. In this paper some New Zealand experience is recounted.