The Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) is a structural engineering association established in 1930. Its headquarters are in
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
. Initially a club for
structural engineer
Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economic ...
s to exchange technical information, it evolved into a professional organization advising on the development of
building code
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission ...
requirements and California legislation related to earthquake hazard reduction such as the
Field Act
The Field Act was one of the first pieces of legislation that mandated earthquake-resistant construction (specifically for schools in California) in the United States. The Field Act had its genesis in the 6.4 magnitude 1933 Long Beach earthquake w ...
and
Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act.
SEAONC is the northern California section of the statewide Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC). SEAOC's ''Recommended Lateral Force Requirements,'' a.k.a. "Blue Book", first published in 1959, has since influenced the development of
seismic analysis
Seismic analysis is a subset of structural analysis and is the calculation of the response of a building (or nonbuilding) structure to earthquakes. It is part of the process of structural design, earthquake engineering or structural assessme ...
and design provisions in building codes nationwide.
See also
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National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) is a professional association in the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country ...
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Engineering societies based in the United States
Organizations based in San Francisco
Organizations established in 1930
1930 establishments in California
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