1. New national seismic legislation – Standards and references
1.1 Order of October 26, 2011
Since January 1 2012, owners of transport infrastructures are subject to the application of the Order of October 26, 2011, concerning the classification and earthquake-resistant construction rules applicable to bridges in the "normal risk" class, which replaces and repeals the former Order of September 15, 1995.
The Order applies to new permanent bridges, including footbridges, whether public or private, as well as the retaining walls attached to them.
This decree is part of the new national seismic legislation published at the end of 2010 and, in particular, the two more general decrees:
Decree no. 2010-1254 of October 22, 2010 on...
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New national seismic legislation – Standards and references
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Bibliography
Software tools
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SAP 2000 [Software] [CD-ROM] – Computers and Structures, Inc. – University of Berkeley – USA, CA
Websites
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The earthquake plan: a national seismic risk prevention program
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AFPS: French Association for Earthquake Engineering
Events
World Congress on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), held every 4 years
European Earthquake Engineering Congress (ECEE), held every 4 years
Colloque National AFPS, held every four years in Paris
Standards and norms
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures to withstand earthquakes – Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings. - NF EN 1998-1 et NF EN 1998-1 NA, AFNOR - 2007
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures to withstand earthquakes – Part 2: Bridges. - NF EN 1998-2 et NF EN 1998-2 NA, AFNOR - 2007
- Eurocode 8 – Designing structures to withstand earthquakes – Part 5: Foundations, retaining structures...
Regulations
Décret n° 2010-1254 du 22 octobre 2010 relatif à la prévention du risque sismique – JO du 24 octobre 2010 Texte 2 sur 58 NOR : DEVP0910497D.
Décret n° 2010-1255 du 22 octobre 2010 portant délimitation des zones de sismicité du territoire français – JO du 24 octobre 2010 Texte 3 sur 58 NOR : DEVP0823374D.
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2011 relatif à la classification et aux règles de...
Directories
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
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French Earthquake Engineering Association (AFPS)
Study and proposal group for seismic risk prevention in France (GEPP)
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