The ATC-73 report, NEHRP Workshop on Meeting the Challenges of Existing Buildings Prioritized Research for Reducing the Seismic Hazards of Existing Buildings, was published with a a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). (Published 2007, 64 pages)
This ATC-73 report provides a description of the desired coordinated and prioritized Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Research Program to reduce the seismic hazards of existing buildings, including a vision for the program, program goals, and more than 50 specific research needs, grouped into categories, ranked in terms of relative importance, and assigned to one or more of seven coordinated goals.
This report is one of several in a collection of planned reports arising from the NEHRP Workshop that includes the ATC-71 Report, NEHRP Workshop on Meeting the Challenges of Existing Buildings, Part 1: Workshop Proceedings, which summarizes the findings and conclusions from the workshop, the ATC-71 Report, NEHRP Workshop on Meeting the Challenges of Existing Buildings, Part 2: Status Report on Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, and the ATC-71 Report, NEHRP Workshop on Meeting the Challenges of Existing Buildings, Part 3: Action Plan for the FEMA Existing Buildings Program, which contains guidance for FEMA’s future activities related to the creation, update, and maintenance of seismic evaluation and rehabilitation documents for existing buildings.
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