The ATC-51 report, U.S.-Italy Collaborative Recommendations for Improved Seismic Safety of Hospitals in Italy, was developed under a contract with Servizio Sismico Nazionale of Italy (Italian National Seismic Survey). (Published 2000, 154 pages)
ABSTRACT: Developed by a 14-person team of hospital seismic safety specialists and regulators from the United States and Italy, the report provides an overview of hospital seismic risk in Italy, six recommended short-term actions and four recommended long-term actions for improving hospital seismic safety in Italy, and supplemental information on (a) hospital seismic safety regulation in California, (b) requirements for nonstructural components in California and for buildings regulated by the Office of U. S. Foreign Buildings, and (c) current seismic evaluation standards in the United States.
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