Current seismic design regulations for Costa Rica

 

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Verfasser: Santana Barboza, Guillermo
Format: comunicación de congreso
Publikationsdatum:1988
Beschreibung:Some comments on the earthquake engineering development in Costa Rica are given. A description of the newly started Strong Motion Instrumentation Program is given. The description includes remarks on both free field strong motion recording stations as well as instrumented buildings. Also, a description of the current norm for determination of lateral forces due to earthquakes is given. Some comments are also offered as to the appropriateness of using high ductility ratios for certain structural systems.
Land:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Sprache:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/86673
Online Zugang:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/86673
Stichwort:SISMICIDAD
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
Seismic design
Structural systems