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Fifty Years Ago • Just a half-century ago very little was known about the genetic factors that contribute to human disease. • In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick described the double helix structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the chemical compound that contains the genetic instructions for building, running and maintaining living organisms. • Methods to determine the order, or sequence, of the chemical letters in DNA were Continue to download »
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Built to Resist Earthquakes The Path to Quality Seismic Design and Construction Briefing Paper 1 Briefing Paper 1 Building Safety and Earthquakes Part C Earthquake Resisting Systems Introduction This Briefing Paper 1 Building Safety and Earthquakes consists of four parts describing earthquakes and their effects on buildings Parts A and B describe the causes of earthquakes and resulting ground motions and explain how earthquake motions create various forces acting on a building This Part C describes the types of structural systems and lateral force resisting elements used in buildings and how they can be used in combinations Part D discusses the load path of earthquake forces within buildings Structural Systems Defined The Uniform Building Code UBC earthquake provisions define three basic types of building structural systems bearing wall systems building frame systems and momentresisting frame systems Bearing wall systems consist of vertical loadcarrying walls located along exterior wall lines and at interior locations as necessary
About BMTPC The Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council BMTPC is an interministerial autonomous organisation functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing Urban Poverty Alleviation Government of India BMTPC has been on the forefront of national effort of disaster mitigation and preparedness Vulnerability Atlas of India and Landslide Hazard Zonation of India brought out by BMTPC have served as important tools for safety against natural hazards for planners and decision makers Guidelines brochures pamphlets etc have been published for Improving Earthquake and Cyclone Wind Resistant Housing These Guidelines have been found useful by design construction professionals particularly those involved in construction of buildings and retrofitting and the house owners in general The Council is also involved in construction of low cost disaster resistant model houses and retrofitting of existing buildings The Council is helping State UT Govts in modifications of their Building Byelaws About DEQ IIT ROORKEE One week Short 