Open AccessSome aspects of the strengthening of earthquake risk buildings
Author(s) -
William Toomath
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.12.4.287-288
Subject(s) - business , public work , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental planning , political science , geography , public administration
It is suggested that a graded system of strengthening earthquake risk buildings based on public risk and the feasibility and economics of strengthening should be adopted. The social responsibility of the Architect in the strengthening project is also discussed.