Download or read book Reducing Earthquake Hazards in the Central Us Critical Facilities written by Paul Hanley and published by . This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapters: what is a critical structure? facilities that support emergency services; hazardous facilities; vulnerable populations; how do existing building codes treat critical structures? do existing building codes adequately address all critical facilities? how states in the Central U.S. are reducing earthquake hazards to their critical facilities; what states can do to reduce earthquake risks to critical structures (adopt & enforce building codes; ensure safety of state-owned structures; prepare contingency plans; evaluate & repair existing critical facilities; reduce nonstructural hazards; & increase design & construction requirements for critical facilities).