NIST GCR 14-917-26 - Design Drawings - Cost Analyses and Benefit Studies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Memphis, Tennessee

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Cost Analyses and Benefit Studies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Memphis, Tennessee presents design drawing packages and supporting documentation for multiple building types under the NEHRP framework. The report documents preparation and permissions, scope limitations, and liability disclaimers, including use of photos, figures, and external sources. It specifies unit-system conventions that follow U.S. customary practice for earthquake engineering despite NIST metric policy. It also lists participating organizations and committees supporting the NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture effort.

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NIST GCR 14-917-26 Cost Analyses and Benefit Studies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Memphis, Tennessee Design Drawings NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture A partnership of the Applied Technology Council and the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering Disclaimers This report was prepared for the Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Earthquake Structural and Engineering Research Contract SB134107CQ0019 , Task Order 10251. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of NIST or the U.S. Government. This report was produced by the NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture, a joint venture of the Applied Technology Council (ATC) and the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) . While endeavoring to provide practical and accurate information, the NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture, the authors, and the reviewers assume no liability for, nor express or imply any warranty with regard to, the information contained herein. Users of information contained in this report assume all liability arising from such use. Unless otherwise noted, photos, figures, and data presented in this report have been developed or provided by NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture staff or consultants engaged under contract to provide information as works for hire. Any similarity with other published information is coincidental. Photos and figures cited from outside sources have been reproduced in this report with permission. Any other use requires additional permission from the copyright holders. Certain commercial software, equipment, instruments, or materials may have been used in the preparation of information contributing to this report. Identification in this report is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it intended to imply that such software, equipment, instruments, or materials are necessarily the best available for the purpose. NIST policy is to use the International System of Units (metric units) in all its publications. In this report, however, information is presented in U.S. Customary Units (inch-pound), as this is the preferred system of units in the U.S. earthquake engineering industry. Cover image – U.S. Geological Survey 2008 National Seismic Hazard Map for 2% in 50 year Peak Ground Acceleration for the Central and Eastern U.S. Available from: [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/products/conterminous/2008/](http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/products/conterminous/2008/) . NIST GCR 14-917-26 Cost Analyses and Benefit Studies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Memphis, Tennessee Design Drawings Prepared for U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Engineering Laboratory Gaithersburg, MD 20899 By NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture A partnership of the Applied Technology Council and the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering December 2013 U.S. Department of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director NIST GCR 14-917-26 Participants National Institute of Standards and Technology John (Jack) R. Hayes, Jr. , Director, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Steven L. McCabe, Deputy Director, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Matthew Speicher, NIST Project Manager NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture Applied Technology Council 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 240 Redwood City, California 94065 [www.ATCouncil.org](www.ATCouncil.org) Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering 1301 S. 46th Street, Building 420 Richmond, California 94804 [www.CUREE.org](www.CUREE.org) Joint Venture Management Committee James R. Harris Robert Reitherman

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What report and contract information does the document include?

It states the report was prepared for NIST’s Engineering Laboratory under the NEHRP Earthquake Structural and Engineering Research Contract SB134107CQ0019, Task Order 10251.

How does the document address liability and warranties?

It notes that the NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture, authors, and reviewers assume no liability and provide no express or implied warranty regarding the information used.

Which unit system does the report use for the presented information?

It follows U.S. Customary Units (inch-pound) for earthquake engineering industry preference, despite NIST’s general use of metric units.

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