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The National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) is a national standard of safety for building design. In Canada, building design is governed by regulations of the local (municipal) governments. Usually the local governments incorporate the NBCC in their regulations; the code then becomes a legally binding document.
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Lau, D.T., Humar, J.L. (1994). Canada. In: Paz, M. (eds) International Handbook of Earthquake Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2069-6_9
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