1. Importance Factors • Essential Facilities (seismic) • 1.25-1.5 Hazardous Facilities (seismic) • 1.15 Wind (Essential & Hazardous) • 1 Standard Facilities 2. Liquefaction 3. Near-source maps add additional factors into design 4. Seismic Zones 3 & 4 cover California
1. Construction Observation/Administration Required 2. Periodic Review of Construction by Arch, Civil, or structural in general responsible charge (make a report) 3. Continuous inspection by qualified inspector (can be architect of record) 4. Structural design factor 1.5 5. Soils/geological report required 6. “Shall be designed…minimize fire hazards and resist… earthquakes, gravity & winds†7....