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NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1 (NIST GCR 8-917-1) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1 PDF 1.2MB
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 8-917-1
NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 (NIST GCR 9-917-3) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 PDF 1.4MB
Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 9-917-3
Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings (FEMA 350) Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings PDF 5MB FEMA 350

Recommended Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Criteria for Existing Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings (FEMA 351) Recommended Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Criteria for Existing Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings PDF 5MB FEMA 351
Recommended Postearthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings (FEMA 352) Recommended Postearthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings PDF 2MB FEMA 352
Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications (FEMA 353) Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications PDF 4MB FEMA 353
A Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction (FEMA 354) A Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction PDF 1MB FEMA 354
State of the Art Report on Base Materials and Fracture (FEMA 355A) State of the Art Report on Base Materials and Fracture PDF 1MB FEMA 355A
State of the Art Report on Welding and Inspection (FEMA 355B) State of the Art Report on Welding and Inspection PDF 2MB FEMA 355B
State of the Art Report on Systems Performance of Steel Moment Frames Subject to Earthquake Ground Shaking (FEMA 355C) State of the Art Report on Systems Performance of Steel Moment Frames Subject to Earthquake Ground Shaking PDF 4MB FEMA 355C
State of the Art Report on Connection Performance (FEMA 355D) State of the Art Report on Connection Performance PDF 2MB FEMA 355D
State of the Art Report on Past Performance of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings in Earthquakes (FEMA 355E) State of the Art Report on Past Performance of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings in Earthquakes PDF 3MB FEMA 355E
State of the Art Report on Performance Prediction and Evaluation of Steel Moment-Frame Structures (FEMA 355F) State of the Art Report on Performance Prediction and Evaluation of Steel Moment-Frame Structures PDF 4MB FEMA 355F

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