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The ideal characteristics for building materials in seismically active areas are ductility and stiffness.

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All Federal agencies have the same seismic safety standards.

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What is the clearest indication that your community is seismically safe?

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The Provisions consider a building’s seismicity and its Seismic Use Group and assign it to a _____________

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Buildings are assigned to Seismic Use Groups on the basis of ______.

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The NEHRP Provisions provide two seismic hazard maps that contain quantitative measures from which seismic forces on

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Seismic waves generally travel much shorter distances on the West Coast than on the East Coast because:

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The NEHRP Provisions addressed effective methods of seismic design and construction of:

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In order to make the construction of seismically safe buildings economically possible, the ICSSC drafted Executive

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A community that is likely to incur a great deal of damage during an earthquake is referred to as having a high seismic

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