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Below are some links to:
      Earthquake Preparedness websites
      Structural Engineering and related Industry websites
From time to time, website addresses are changed, so if you find a dead link (a link that doesn't take you to the desired website), please contact SEAOSC to let us know so we can update the link.  Also contact SEAOSC if you have a particular question, or other suggested links to add.

Earthquake Preparedness website links:

Southern California Earthquake Center: An excellent website particularly suitable for Southern California which contains several in-depth information on Earthquakes.

The Earthquake Preparedness Handbook: Fire fighters are the ones who come to our rescue after an earthquake and who would have more experience than the Los Angles Fire Department. This website contains an handbook with information put together by the LAFD.

The Community Preparedness Website Project - FEMA and the Office of Emergency Services Coastal Region

QuakeHold Earthquake Safety Products

California Office of Emergency Services

The Epicenter.com: A site on preparedness

The Next Big Earthquake in the Bay Area: San Francisco Bay Area earthquake preparedness information.

ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information: The Association of Bay Area Governments

Additional Hazards & Preparedness Information for California.

Planning for a Disaster: Protect Your Pets: Pasadena, CA Humane Society

Overview of Emergency Preparedness Resources:


Structural Engineering & Industry Organization Links:  

Affiliated Organizations
Applied Technology Council (ATC)
Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC)
The International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
The International Code Council (ICC)
Division of the State Architect (DSA)
Structural Stability Research Council
State Building Standards Commission
State Seismic Safety Commission

Structural Engineering Associations (State and National)
SEAINT - Structural Engineers Association - International  
SEAOC - Structural Engineers Association of California 
SEAONC - Structural Engineers Association of Northern California 
SEAOSC - Structural Engineers Association of Southern California 
SEAOCC - Structural Engineers Association of Central California  
SEAOSD - Structural Engineers Association of San Diego 
SEAU - Structural Engineers Association of Utah  
NCSEA - National Council of Structural Engineers Associations

Engineering Societies and Councils
American Society Of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Structural Steel Educational Council (SSEC)
International Code Council (ICC)


Construction Materials Institutes and Associations
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Portland Cement Association (PCA)
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)

Research Institutes
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
Consortium Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREe)
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER)
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC)

Government Agencies
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Governor's Office Of Emergency Services (OES)
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC)
National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Seismic Hazard Information
California Division of Mines & Geology (CDMG)
California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP)
Earthquake Information Network (EQNET)
Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP)
The IRIS Consortium
National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE)
National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project
National Strong-Motion Program (NSMP)
Natural Hazards Center
Northern California Earthquake Data Center
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
TriNet ShakeMaps
United States Geological Survey (USGS)



Universities and Colleges (Engineering Departments)
University Of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Santa Clara University

Structural Engineering Computer Program Products
Computers Structures Incorporated (CSI)
Ram International
Risa Technologies

Manufacturers - Structural Engineering Products
Zone Four
Simpson
Hilti

 
 

SEAOSC is one of the four regional organizations under the Structural Engineering Association of California (SEAOC).