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PAGE  Model Building Code For Earthquakes Final version, May 2003 MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR EARTHQUAKES  PAGE 5  REF _Re\h \* MERGEFORMAT TABLE OF CONTENTS  Association of Caribbean States ? 20035-7 Sweet Briar Road, St. Clair, P.O. Box 660 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Tel: (868) 622 9575 | Fax: (868) 622 1653  HYPERLINK  --  HYPERLINK mailto:mail@ mail@  This model code was prepared by: Prof. Ezio Faccioli Politecnico di Milano Italy Prof. Gian Michele Calvi Università di Pavia Italy With the assistance of: Prof. Jorge Gutiérrez Prof. Guillermo Santana Universidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica Dr. Myron W. Chin Prof. Winston Suite The University of the West Indies Trinidad and Tobago Prof. Dr. Carlos Llanes Burón Instituto Superior Politecnico “José Antonio Echeverría” Cuba MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR EARTHQUAKES  PAGE 8  REF _Re\h \* MERGEFORMAT TABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR EARTHQUAKES  PAGE 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS  TOC \o 1-3 \h \z  HYPERLINK \l _ToFOREWORD  PAGEREF _To\h 9  HYPERLINK \l _ToI. SCOPE  PAGEREF _To\h 12  HYPERLINK \l _To1.1 Explicit concepts  PAGEREF _To\h 12  HYPERLINK \l _To1.2 Performance objectives and fundamental safety requirements  PAGEREF _To\h 12  HYPERLINK \l _To1.2.1 Safety requirements  PAGEREF _To\h 12  HYPERLINK \l _ToII. SEISMIC ZONING AND SITE CHARACTERIZATION  PAGEREF _To\h 14  HYPERLINK \l _To2.1 Seismic zoning and related criteria, basis for importance factors  PAGEREF _To\h 14  HYPERLINK \l _To2.2 Levels of Seismic Intensity  PAGEREF _To\h 14  HYPERLINK \l _To2.3 Near Fault considerations  PAGEREF _To\h 15  HYPERLINK \l _To2.4 Requirements on construction site and foundation soils  PAGEREF _To\