The ATC-43a (FEMA 306) report, Evaluation of Earthquake-Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings, Basic Procedures Manual, was developed under the ATC-43 Project for FEMA under a contract with the Partnership for Response and Recovery, a Joint Venture of Dewberry & Davis and Woodward-Clyde. (Published 1998, 270 pages)
ABSTRACT: This report provides guidance on evaluation of damage and on performance analysis and includes newly formulated Component Damage Classification Guides, and Test and Investigation Guides. The procedures characterize the observed damage caused by an earthquake in terms of the loss in building performance capability.
Available free of charge by contacting FEMA (phone: 1-800-480-2520).
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