Seismic evaluation and retrofit of concrete buildings Volume 1





Preface

Proposition 122 passed by California's voltts in

1990, created the EarthquaU Safety and Public

Buildings Rehabilitation

Fund of 1990, sup-

ported by a $300 million general obligation

bond program for the seismic retrofit of state

and local government buildings. As a part of

the program, Proposition 122 authorizes the

California Seismic Safety Commission (CSSC)

to use np to I % ofthe proceeds of the bonds, or

approx.imately $3 million, to carry out a range

of activities that will capitalize aD the seismic

retrofit ex.perience in the private sector to im-

prove seismic retrofit practices for government

buildings. The pUIJlOse of California's Proposi-

tion 122 reseaxch and development program is

to develop state-of·the-practice recommenda-

tions to address current needs for seismic retr0-

fit provisions and seismic risk decision tools. It

is focused specifically on vulnerable concrete

structures consistent with the types ofconcrete

buildings that roaU up a significant portion of

California's state and local government invento-ries.


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