Interim guidelines : evaluation, repair, modification and design of steel moment frames.

"Program to reduce the earthquake hazards of steel moment frame structures"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references

Spine title: Steel moment frame structures : interim guidelines

Introduction -- Definitions, abbreviations, and notation -- Classification and implications of damage -- Post-earthquake evaluation -- Post-earthquake inspection -- Post-earthquake repair and modification -- New construction -- Metallurgy and welding -- Quality control/quality assurance -- Visual inspection -- Nondestructive testing

These Interim guidelines apply to welded steel moment frame (WSMF) structures subject to large inelastic demands from earthquakes. They provide recommended methods for: determining which buildings should be subjected to detailed post-earthquake evaluations; developing a program for post-earthquake visual and non-destructive inspections of buildings suspected to have damage; evaluating the effect of discovered damage on residual building safety; identifying appropriate strategies for continued occupance, structural repair and/or modificaiton of damaged buildings; and designing and constructing new buildings