ERRATA FOR THE 2003 NEHRP RECOMMENDED PROVISIONS FOR

SEISMIC REGULATIONS FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES

June 2006



Table of Contents, pages XIV XV, Change the page numbers of Sec. 14.2.5
through 14.4.7 to read as follows:


14.2.5 Structural analysis procedure selection ..................................................241
14.2.6 Seismic weight ........................................................................................241
14.2.7 Rigid nonbuilding structures...................................................................241
14.2.8 Minimum base shear ..............................................................................241
14.2.9 Fundamental period.................................................................................241
14.2.10 Vertical distribution of seismic forces ..................................................242
14.2.11 Deformation requirements ....................................................................242
14.2.12 Nonbuilding structure classification .....................................................242
14.3 NONBUILDING STRUCTUTRES SIMILAR TO BUILDINGS .....................242
14.3.1 Electrical power generating facilities......................................................242
14.3.2 Structural towers for tanks and vessels...................................................242
14.3.3 Piers and wharves....................................................................................243
14.3.4 Pipe racks................................................................................................243
14.3.5 Steel storage tanks...................................................................................243
14.4 NONBUILDING STRUCTURES NOT SIMILAR TO BUILDINGS................244
14.4.1 General ....................................................................................................244
14.4.2 Earth retaining structures.........................................................................244
14.4.3 Stacks and chimneys...............................................................................244
14.4.4 Amusement structures.............................................................................244
14.4.5 Special hydraulic structures ....................................................................245
14.4.6 Secondary containment systems .............................................................245
14.4.7 Tanks and vessels....................................................................................245



Chapter 4
Sec. 4.3.3.2, page 66, Add the word not to the last sentence after item No. 4

4.3.3.2 Seismic Design Categories D, E, and F. For structures assigned to Seismic Design
Category D, E, or F, shall be permitted to be taken as 1.0, provided that at each story resisting
more than 35 percent of the base shear in the direction of interest the seismic-force-resisting
system meets the following redundancy requirements:
1. Systems with braced frames: Removal of an individual brace, or connection thereto, would
not result in more than a 33 percent reduction in story strength, nor create an extreme
torsional irregularity (plan structural irregularity Type 1b).
2. Systems with moment frames: Loss of moment resistance at the beam-to-column connections
at both ends of a single beam would not result in more than a 33 percent reduction in story
strength, nor create an extreme torsional irregularity (plan structural irregularity Type 1b).
3. Systems with shear walls or wall piers: Removal of a shear wall or wall pier with a height-to-
length-ratio greater than 1.0 within any story, or collector connections thereto, would not
result in more that a 33 percent reduction in story strength, nor create an extreme torsional
irregularity (plan structural irregularity Type 1b).
4. All other systems: No requirements.
For structures not meeting items 1,2,3, and 4 above permitting equal to 1.0, shall be taken as
1.3.
Exception: The structure shall be permitted to be designed using a taken as 1.0,
provided that at each story that resists more than 35 percent of the base shear the seismic
force-resisting system is regular in plan with at least two bays of primary seismic force-
resisting elements located at the perimeter framing on each side of the structure in each
orthogonal direction. The number of bays for a shear wall shall be calculated as the
length of wall divided by the story height.



Chapter 6
Sec. 6.1.1, page 111, Add the following qualifiers.

6.1.1 Scope. This chapter establishes minimum design criteria for nonstructural components that are
permanently attached to structures and for their supports and attachments

Exception: The following nonstructural components are exempt from the requirements of this section:

1. Architectural components in Seismic Design Category B other than parapets supported by bearing
walls or shear walls provided that the component importance factor (I
p
) is equal to 1.0.

2. Mechanical and electrical components in Seismic Design Category B.

3. Mechanical and electrical components in Seismic Design Category C provided that the component
importance factor (I
p
) is equal to 1.0.

4. Mechanical and electrical components in Seismic Design Categories D, E, and F where the
component importance factor (I
p
) is equal to 1.0 and either both of the following conditions apply:

a. Flexible connections between the components and associated ductwork, piping, and conduit
are provided, or and

b. Components are mounted at 4 ft (1.22 m) or less above a floor level and weigh 400 lb (1780 N)
or less.

5. Mechanical and electrical components in Seismic Design Categories D, E, and F where the
component importance factor (I
p
) is equal to 1.0 and both of the following conditions apply:

a. Flexible connections between the components and associated ductwork, piping, and conduit
are provided, and

b. The components weigh 20 lb (95N) or less or, for distribution systems, weighing 5 lb/ft (7
N/m) or less.

Design..
Chapter 14
Sec. 14.4.7.1 , Page 245, Remove the Importance Factor (I) from , paragraph 3. a, b
(Equation 14.4-1), and c.

14.4.7.1 Design basis. Tanks and vessels storing liquids, gases, or granular solids shall satisfy
the analysis and design requirements set forth in the applicable references as indicated in Table
14.1-1 and the additional requirements of these Provisions including the following:
1. Damping for the convective (sloshing) force component shall be taken as 0.5 percent unless
otherwise define in an adopted reference or other approved standard.
2. Impulsive and convective components may be combined by taking the square root of the sum
of the squares of the components.
3. Vertical earthquake effects shall be considered in accordance with the applicable approved
standard. If the approved standard permits the user the option of including or excluding the
vertical earthquake effects, to comply with these Provisions, they shall be included. For
tanks and vessels not covered by an approved standard, the forces due to the vertical
acceleration shall be defined as follows:
a. Hydrodynamic vertical and lateral forces in tank walls: The increase in
hydrostatic pressures due to the vertical excitation of the contained liquid shall
correspond to an effective increase in density,
L
, of the stored liquid equal to
0.2S
DS
I
L
.

b. Hydrodynamic hoop forces in cylindrical tank walls: In a cylindrical tank wall,
the hoop force per unit height, N
h
, at level y from the base, associated with the
vertical excitation of the contained liquid, shall be computed in accordance with
Eq. 14.4-1


0.2 h DS N S I
= ( )( ) 2 L i L
y
H D
. (14.4-1)

where:
D
i
=inside tank diameter (ft)
H
L
=liquid height inside the tank (ft).
y = distance from base of the tank to level being investigated (ft).

L
= unit weight of stored liquid (lb/ft
3
)
c. Vertical inertia forces in cylindrical and rectangular tank walls: Vertical inertia
forces associated with the vertical acceleration of the structure itself shall be
taken equal to 0.2S
DS
I

W.