How design and construct an earthquake resistant house
Credit: 18 PDH
Course Fee: $279.00
This course provides information on current best practices for earthquake-resistant house design and construction for use by builders, designers, code enforcement personnel, and potential homeowners.
It also introduces and explains the effects of earthquake loads on one- and two-family detached houses and identifies the requirements of the 2003 International Residential Code (IRC) intended to resist these loads.
Learning Objective:
- INTRODUCTION
- EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
- FOUNDATIONS AND FOUNDATION WALLS
- FLOOR CONSTRUCTION
- WALLS
- ROOF-CEILING SYSTEMS
- CHIMNEYS, FIREPLACES, BALCONIES AND DECKS
- ANCHORAGE OF HOME CONTENTS