Download or read book Home Builders Guide to Seismic Resistant Construction written by SOHA Engineers and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Guide will encourage homeowners & builders of one & two family residences to employ construction practices intended to provide resistance to damage from earthquakes. Can be used as a convenient resource for gaining an understanding of the basic principles of seismic resistant construction. Presents a discussion of how earthquake forces impact conventional residential construction. Discusses how basic structural components can be assembled to achieve earthquake resistance & how essential features such as foundations, walls, floors & roofs interact to resist earthquakes. Illustrated.