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Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: From Case History to Practice - Hardcover

 
9780415556149: Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: From Case History to Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415556147 ISBN 13: 9780415556149
Publisher: CRC Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book presents current developments in performance-based design (PBD) in earthquake geotechnical engineering, including various case histories, numerical methods, soil investigations and engineering practice. Special attention is paid to the 2008 Wenchuan Sichuan earthquake in China, performance evaluations, the role of soil investigations, criteria/design codes, and the performance and future perspectives of PBD. The information in this book will be of particular interest to researchers in earthquake geotechnical engineering, and practicing geotechnical and structural engineers.

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About the Author

Takaji Kokusho, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. Yoshimichi Tsukamoto, Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan. Mitsutoshi Yoshimine, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415556147
ISBN 13 
9780415556149
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
388
Editor
Kokusho Takaji, Tsukamoto Yoshimichi, Yoshimine Mitsutoshi