Open AccessThe seismic restraint of building services
Author(s) -
G. J. Upritchard
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.12.2.94-100
Subject(s) - building code , forensic engineering , architectural engineering , construction engineering , code (set theory) , computer science , engineering , set (abstract data type) , programming language
Serviced buildings subjected to earthquakes have suffered widespread and costly damage often to similar systems and equipment. Building codes are now incorporating provisions to reduce such damage and make buildings safe. Some aspects of a proposed New Zealand Code, now under preparation, are reviewed.