oq-gem

Glossary for gem taxonomy

This Glossary is aligned with the GEM Building Taxonomy v2, support for v4 is coming soon.


There are connections that provide vertical attachment of roof to walls in order to restrain roof from wind lift-off.

RTDP_FEMAP804_1

A diagram showing roof-wall tie-down connections for resisting wind loads (FEMA P-804, 2010)

RTDP_WHE stonemasonry 4-7

An example of a retrofit bond beam with roof tie-down anchor bolts ("J" bolts) (Improving Seismic Performance of Stone Masonry Buildings, Bothara and Brzev, EERI, 2011).