July 2006
H-18-8
1.0 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Ancillary Facilities: These facilities include, but are not limited to, the occupancy
categories listed as Ancillary Facilities in Table 3. All ancillary structures shall be
assigned to Occupancy Category II.
1.2 ASCE 7-05: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, including
Supplement No. 1, American Society of Civil Engineers.
1.3 ASCE 31-02: Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings, American Society of Civil
Engineers.
1.4 Critical/Essential Facilities: Buildings that are required to remain functional after
an earthquake or other natural disaster such as a tornado or hurricane, etc. These
facilities include, but are not limited to, the occupancy categories listed as Critical
and Essential Facilities in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. All critical and
essential facilities shall be assigned to Occupancy Category IV.
1.5 FEMA 350: Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame
Buildings, FEMA 350, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC,
June 2000.
1.6 FEMA 353: Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for
Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications, FEMA 353, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC, June 2000
1.7 FEMA 356: Pre-standard for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, FEMA 356,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC, November 2000.
1.8 IBC: International Building Code, 2006 edition.
1.9 Occupancy Category: A category used to determine earthquake design loads
based on the nature of the occupancy.
1.10 Seismic Design Category: A classification assigned to a structure based on its
occupancy category and the severity of the design earthquake ground motion at
the site.
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