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ARCHITECTURE ANTISISMIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
CONT

Project facilities shall be constructed in accordance with earthquake design standards in the current accepted edition of the California Building Code or the Uniform Building Code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
OBS

Les graphies «antisismique» et «parasismique» sont beaucoup plus fréquentes que «antiséismique» et «paraséismique».

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
OBS

When the ground is moved beneath a structure, the building tends to remain in the original position because of its inertia ... but it must be designed to resist the horizontal component of the earth's motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
OBS

antisismique, parasismique : relatif à une construction conçu pour résister aux séismes.

Spanish

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