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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Anchors with embedment length-to-diameter ratios of less than 8.
Industry:Construction
The assumed forces prescribed herein, related to the response of the structure to earthquake motions, to be used in the design of the structure and its components.
Industry:Construction
That part of the structural system that has been considered in the design to provide the required resistance to the shear wall prescribed herein.
Industry:Construction
A classification assigned to a structure based on its Seismic Use Group and the severity of the design earthquake ground motion at the site.
Industry:Construction
A unit of roofing material weighing more than 1 pound (0.5 kg).
Industry:Construction
An architect or engineer, registered or licensed to practice professional architecture or engineering, as defined by the statutory requirements of the professional registrations laws of the state in which the project is to be constructed.
Industry:Construction
The resistance (force or moment as appropriate) of a member or connection computed at the reference end use conditions.
Industry:Construction
The secondary effect on shears and moments of structural members induced due to displacement of the structure.
Industry:Construction
A detailed written procedure that establishes the systems and components subject to special inspection and testing.
Industry:Construction
A nonstructural interior wall that spans from floor to ceiling, to the floor or roof structure immediately above, or to subsidiary structural members attached to the structure above.
Industry:Construction