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

A4-CEBC Soft Story Retrofits

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

1997 CBC

2019 CEBC wood frame

Section 2308 Light Frame Construction CBC

Archaic Materials Historic Code Table 8-8A

Archaic Materials Shear Value

Code History

Critique of Appendix Chapter A3 of the CEBC

Hillside Home Article

Hillside Home Retrofit Building Code

International Building Code Chapter 23

Los Angeles Building Code

National Design Specification

NDS Edge and End Distances

2015 NDS

Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic

ICC cost comparison

1997 Handbook

 

SEISMIC RETROFIT GUIDELINES

FEMA: P-1100 Vulnerability – Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One and Two-Story Dwellings

FEMA P-1100 2A Plan Set

FEMA P-1100 Chapter 4

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

FEMA ABAG Training

FEMA Hawaii Retrofits

Standard Plan A

Standard Plan A Critique

Standard-Plan-A-Calculations

International Existing Building Code Appendix Chapter A3  

Los Angeles  Standard Plan Number 1

Seattle’s Retrofit Guidelines 

Portland’s Retrofit Guidelines 

Simpson Strong-Tie Plan Set

Simpson Strong-Tie Homeowner Guideline

Post and Pier Houses

Engineered Wood Construction Guide

GSREB Commentary

 

FASTENERS

 

Hardware

ESR URFP 2016

ICC-ESR-4266-KB-TZ2-Expansion-Anchor-Concrete-Approval-document-ASSET-DOC-LOC-13309828

ESR L90 3096

 

HILTI

ICC-ES_ESR-4561_KB-TZ2

Hilti KBZ2 Info

Hilti KWIK HUS

Hilti and Simpson Epoxy Tension Values

Hilti PROFIS

 

FOUNDATIONS

Brick Foundation Retrofits

Existing Foundations

Foundation Capping

Efflorescence

 

Articles

Homeowners Guide to Seismic Retrofitting

Journal of light Construction Article

Mudsill Connections Article

Retrofit Foundation Bolts-Article

Chronicle Article

Berkeley’s Retrofit Mess

The Mercury News

Retrofit Workshop Castro Valley

Victoria Canada Semnar

CBS article on permits

 

 

Misc.

ABAG Modified-Mercalli-Scale

A Homeowner’s Guide With Overturning

Mercalli Alameda Report

Mercalli / Richter Comparison

01-2005 ICC Protocol

1946 Steel Manual

 

ABAG Shaken Awake

ABK Methodology

DETAILS

Alternate to Detail 2, Sheet D2