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Second Edition! NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1 (NIST GCR 16-917-40) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1 PDF 7MB
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers Second Edition (First Edition)
NIST GCR 16-917-40
Second Edition! NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 (NIST GCR 16-917-41) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 PDF 9MB
Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers Second Edition (First Edition)
NIST GCR 16-917-41
Second Edition! NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 3 (NIST GCR 16-917-42) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 3 PDF 4MB
Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors: A Guide for Practicing Engineers Second Edition (First Edition)
NIST GCR 16-917-42
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 4 (NIST GCR 10-917-5) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 4 PDF 1.5MB
Nonlinear Structural Analysis For Seismic Design: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 10-917-5
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 5 (NIST GCR 11-917-10) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 5 PDF 3MB
Seismic Design of Composite Steel Deck and Concrete-filled Diaphragms: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 11-917-10
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 6 (NIST GCR 11-917-11REV-1) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 6 PDF 7MB
Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Special Structural Walls and Coupling Beams: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 11-917-11REV-1
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 7 (NIST GCR 12-917-22) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 7 PDF 2MB
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Mat Foundations: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 12-917-22
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 8 (NIST GCR 13-917-24) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 8 PDF 4MB
Seismic Design of Steel Special Concentrically Braced Frame Systems: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 13-917-24
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 9 (NIST GCR 14-917-31) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 9 PDF 5MB
Seismic Design of Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 14-917-31
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 10 (NIST GCR 14-917-32) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 10 PDF 6MB
Seismic Design of Wood Light-Frame Structural Diaphragm Systems: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 14-917-32
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 11 (NIST GCR 15-917-34) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 11 PDF 3MB
Seismic Design of Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 15-917-34
  NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 12 (NIST GCR 16-917-38) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 12 PDF 9MB
Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Lateral Load-Resisting Systems: A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 16-917-38
New! NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 13 (NIST GCR 17-917-47) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 13 PDF 6MB
Seismic Design of Precast Concrete Diaphragms - A Guide for Practicing Engineers
NIST GCR 17-917-47


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