Overview of seismic provisions of the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-254

  Heidebrecht, Arthur C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis; Buildings; Code; Design; Foundations; Hazard; Loading; Period; Seismic; Structures

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; HAZARDS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

SEISMIC LOADING;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

BUILDING; BUILDING CODE; FOUNDATION; LOADING; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

CANADA;

EID: 0042354734     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l02-068     Document Type: Article

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