Valuable Resources on Earthquake Retrofitting of One- and Two-Story Dwellings
Each of these documents contains technical and engineering information that should help engineers and contractors in their respective professions. If you have any documents that you think would be beneficial to the public, please send them to info@bayarearetrofit.com and I will post it here once I am granted consent.
CODES
Appendix A ; Masonry Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings
International Existing Building Code: 2 pages retrofit section.
Appendix A: Archaic Materials Allowable Loads Table
2006 Appendix Chapter A3 of The California Existing Building Code
2019 appendix Chapter A3 of the California Existing Building Code
Section 2308 Light Frame Construction CBC
Archaic Materials Historic Code Table 8-8A
Critique of Appendix Chapter A3 of the CEBC
Hillside Home Retrofit Building Code
International Building Code Chapter 23
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
SEISMIC RETROFIT GUIDELINES
FEMA: P-1100 Vulnerability – Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One and Two-Story Dwellings
FEMA DR-4193-RA2 Earthquake Strengthening of Cripple Walls in Wood Frame Buildings.
FEMA P-50-1 Seismic Retrofit Guidelines for Detached, Single-Family, Wood-Frame Dwellings
FEMA P-547 Techniques For The Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings
FEMA 232 Homebuilder’s Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction
PEER Research Studies for P-1100 Retrofit of One and Two-Story Dwellings
International Existing Building Code Appendix Chapter A3
Los Angeles Standard Plan Number 1
Seattle’s Retrofit Guidelines
Portland’s Retrofit Guidelines
Simpson Strong-Tie Homeowner Guideline
FASTENERS
NER-272 1997 More to Know About Nails and Staples
NER-272 2004 Edition before it became ESR 1539
ESR-1539 Everything to Know About Nails and Staples
Load Values for Specific Gravity
PT Lumber & Hardware Corrosion Excerpt
Hardware
ICC-ESR-4266-KB-TZ2-Expansion-Anchor-Concrete-Approval-document-ASSET-DOC-LOC-13309828
Simpson Strong-Tie
Simpson SDS Screws and ESR Report-2236
Simpson Footnote M Single Member
Simpson Lag Screws Attachment to Floor Framing Specs
ESR-2713 Titan ER Report
STRONGWALLS
SSW AND WSSW STRONGWALL CATALOG
SSW TRONG WALL CAPACITY TABLES
DOUBLE STEEL STRONGWALL WITH SIMPSON DETAILS
SSW STRONG WALL ERS Report 1676
HARDY FRAME
HILTI
Hilti and Simpson Epoxy Tension Values
FOUNDATIONS
Articles
Homeowners Guide to Seismic Retrofitting
Journal of light Construction Article
Retrofit Foundation Bolts-Article
Retrofit Workshop Castro Valley
Victoria Canada Semnar
American Plywood Association Publications
APA Blocking and Horizontal Shear walls
APA Effect of openings on shear wall
APA Green lumber effect on shear walls
APA Nail Penetration in Shear Walls
APA Opinion of Retrofit Mudsill Connections
APA Effect of Overdriven Fasteners on Shear Capacity
APA Wood Blocking and Shear Wall Design
APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide
Research Report 158 cyclic Testing
Development of Shear Wall Tables
Shear Walls and Diaphragms 350
Engineered Wood Construction COMPLATE Guide
Misc.
A Homeowner’s Guide With Overturning
Bolt Testing from CUREE
Hazards Posed by Hillside Homes
History of Portland Cement Part 1
Effect of Wetting On Shear Walls.
Code Changes in Bolt Sizing and Plate Washers
