Proposed Revisions to the Seismic Provisions of NBCC – 2005
The seismic provisions of the National Building Code of Canada were revised significantly for the 2005 edition. These revisions were intended to reflect increased knowledge and experience in the fields of engineering seismology and earthquake engineering. A number of technical papers were published in the special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 30, Number 2, April 2003 (Proposed Earthquake Design Requirements of the National Building Code of Canada, 2005 edition) to provide background information on the proposed code provisions. The provisions were already published for public comment, and are included below as part of the document entitled “Introduction.” It is important to note that the provisions given are in the form of draft proposals and not final code provisions. When finalized, the seismic provisions will be published as part of the NBCC-2005.
Introduction (ENGLISH)
by Ronald H. DeVall
Introduction (FRENCH)
by Ronald H. DeVall
Overview of seismic provisions of the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada
by Arthur C. Heidebrecht
Development of seismic hazard maps for the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada
by John Adams and Gail Atkinson
Ground motion amplification factors for the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada
by W. D. Liam Finn and Adrian Wightman
Background information for some of the proposed earthquake design provisions for the 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada
by Ronald H. DeVall
Determination of seismic design forces by equivalent static load method
by JagMohan Humar and Mohamed A. Mahgoub
Seismic force modification factors for the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada
by Denis Mitchell, Robert Tremblay, Erol Karacabeyli, Patrick Paultre, Murat Saatcioglu, and Donald L. Anderson
Design for forces induced by seismic torsion
by JagMohan Humar, Soheil Yavari, and Murat Saatcioglu
Dynamic analysis of buildings for earthquake-resistant design
by Murat Saatcioglu and JagMohan Humar
Effect of foundation rocking on the seismic response of shear walls
by Donald L. Anderson
Proposed Canadian code provisions for seismic design of elements of structures, nonstructural components, and equipment
by W.E. McKevitt