American Code for Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings - ASCE

Current practice in USA is regulated by the ASCE 41-23: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings in combination with ACI 318: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary and ACI 440.2R-08: Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete SStructures and ACI 369.1-22: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Concrete Buildings - Code and Commentary. The parameters used for the structural assessment according to Eurocodes are the following:

• Performance Requirements

• Knowledge Level

• Knowledge Factors

• Safety Factors

• Capacity Checks