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

The Applied Technology Council (ATC) and Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) are pleased to announce the availability of the ATC-29-2 Report, Proceedings of Seminar on Seismic Design, Performance, and Retrofit of Nonstructural Components in Critical Facilities, the result of the third in a series of ATC/MCEER seminars on this subject first held in October 1990. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Seminar presented current research, practice, and informed thinking pertinent to seismic design, performance, and retrofit of nonstructural components and distribution systems in buildings, with a special focus on critical facilities.

The Proceedings contain 43 technical papers describing state-of-the-art technical information pertaining to the seismic design, performance and retrofit of nonstructural components in critical facilities, such as computer centers, hospitals, manufacturing plants with especially hazardous materials, and museums with fragile/valuable collection items. The papers were presented at a seminar in Newport Beach, California in October, 2003. Topics addressed include: current practices and emerging codes; seismic design and retrofit; risk and performance evaluation; system qualification and testing; and advanced technologies.

The Proceedings are now available at our online store under Building Seismic Hazard Mitigation; Nonstructural Components on CD-ROM in PDF format, or in hardcopy .

If you have any questions, you may also contact the Applied Technology Council at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 240, Redwood City, CA 94065; Phone: 650/595-1542; Fax: 650/593-2320; E-mail, atc@ATCouncil.org.

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