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Level 3 – Seismic Evaluation Guidelines (SEG) for existing buildings in Canada

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40003499
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. Construction
FunderSearch for: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
FormatText, Technical Report
EditionVersion 1.0
Physical description750 p.
Subjectseismic evaluation; seismic deficiency; Quick Evaluation checklists; performance objectives; performance-based evaluation; modelling parameters and acceptance criteria
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"The Level 3 – Seismic Evaluation Guidelines (SEG) supersedes “Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings” published by the National Research Council Canada (NRC) in 1993. It is intended to to assist structural engineers in evaluating the compliance of existing buildings with selected performance objectives. The Level 3 – SEG offers comprehensive guidance for three-tiered evaluation procedures, including Tier 1 Quick Evaluation, Tier 2 Deficiency-Based Evaluation, and Tier 3 Detailed Evaluation. While the Tier 1 and Tier 2 procedures adopt force-based approaches consistent with the NBC and CSA design standards to identify and analyze potentially deficient components in a building, the Tier 3 evaluation procedure allows the use of both force-based and performance-based approaches to systematically analyze the building as a whole. To aid structural engineers in the process of moving from seismic evaluation to seismic upgrading, the Level 3 – SEG has been made compatible with a companion document entitled “Seismic Upgrading Guidelines (SUG) for Existing Buildings in Canada” recently published by the NRC . The SUG aims to assist structural engineers in selecting appropriate upgrading techniques to address the identified seismic deficiencies through the seismic evaluation process and demonstrating the compliance of the upgraded buildings with selected performance objectives."
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  • Fathi-Fazl, Reza, Farrokh Fazileh, and Zhen Cai. ‘Seismic Upgrading Guidelines (SUG) for Existing Buildings in Canada’. National Research Council of Canada. Construction Research Centre, March 2025. https://doi.org/10.4224/40003495.
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  • Allen, D. E., J. H. Rainer, and A. M. Jablonski. ‘Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings’. National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction, 1 December 1993. https://doi.org/10.4224/40000396.
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