Introduction 
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) contracted with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to convert FEMA 178, NEHRP Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings into a prestandard. The development of the prestandard was the first step in turning FEMA 178 into an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved national consensus standard. The document was completed in January 1998 and is published as FEMA 310, Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings--A Prestandard.

Notice 
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has completed its effort to turn FEMA 310 into a national consensus-based standard. The document is now known as ASCE 31-02 and supercedes FEMA 310. Therefore, the document on this page is for information purposes only. For more information on obtaining a copy of ASCE 31-02, please contact ASCE at www.asce.org

This report was prepared under a cooperative agreement between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA or ASCE.  Additionally, neither FEMA, ASCE, nor any of their employees make any warranty, expressed or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process included in this publication. Users of information from this publication assume all liability arising from such use. 

Due to electronic incompatibilities, the entire FEMA 310 electronic version is not available. Also, the format may not be exactly as shown in the published version. However, the content is the same as the published version. 

The following files are downloadable files containing the original document FEMA 310, Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings. The files are available in portable document format (PDF). Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 3.0 or later, is required to view and print the PDF files.  A link has been provided to download the Acrobat Reader software to your computer, should you need it.
 
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Chapter 1  116 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 2  93 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapters 3.0 through 3.4  37 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapters 3.5 through 3.6  48 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 3.7  700 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 3.8  29 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 3.9  15 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapters 4.0 through 4.1  14 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.2: the front of the section  179 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.2: the end of the section  69 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.3  158 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.4  178 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.5  65 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.6  49 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.7  21 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 4.8  73 KBytes, 10/01/99 
Chapter 5  24 KBytes, 10/01/99 

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