Applied Technology Council A Nonprofit Corporation Advancing Engineering Applications for Hazard Mitigation California - Washington, DC Area

The joint venture partnership of the Applied Technology Council (ATC) and the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) has developed Built to Resist Earthquakes, a training curriculum to improve the quality of the seismic design and construction of buildings. The curriculum serves as a resource for continuing education of architects, engineers, building officials and inspectors. Bound in a three-ring notebook, the curriculum consists of several hundred pages of training materials pertaining to the seismic design and retrofit of (1) wood-frame buildings, (2) concrete and masonry construction, and (3) nonstructural components.

The curriculum contains:

• Detailed, illustrated, instructional material (lessons) describing how to improve the quality of seismic design, inspection, construction and retrofit;
• Six multi-part, two-color Briefing Papers -- concise, easy-to-read, summary overviews of important issues and topics intended to facilitate improvement in the quality of seismic design, inspection, and construction; and
• Job Aids -- checklists and other tools to facilitate job performance, including construction observation, special inspection, and quality assurance procedures.

The ATC/SEAOC Joint Venture Training Curriculum was developed with funding from the California Seismic Safety Commission, as part of the Proposition 122 Seismic Retrofit Practices Improvement Program.

Copies of the ATC/SEAOC Joint Venture Training Curriculum can be obtained from the Applied Technology Council, 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 240, Redwood City, California 94065 (phone, 650/595-1542; fax, 650/593-2320; e-mail, atc@atcouncil.org; web site, www.atcouncil.org). Price: $75.00 per copy (within California, please add applicable local sales tax; for destinations outside the United States, please contact ATC for the cost of shipping).

	Applied Technology Council A Nonprofit Corporation Advancing Engineering Applications for Hazard Mitigation California - Washington, DC Area