Contents Preface 1 Living with earthquakes 2 Structural damages 3 Engineering seismology 4 Tectonic plates and faults 5 Earthquake incidences 6 Earthquake hazards 7 Seismic design of buildings 8 Seismic designing standards Index Many important advances in designing earthquake resistant structures have occurred over the last several years Civil engineers need an authoritative source of information that reflects the issues that are unique to the field Comprising chapters selected from the latest research the book is focused on concise and valuable text that is explained with theoretical practical and computational aspectsThe book supplies the latest concepts design methodologies and analytical techniques for mitigating the effects of seismic damage to structures It discusses the fundamentals of earthquake engineering explaining the causes of earthquakes and faulting measurement of earthquakes and characterization of seismicity Subsequent chapters discuss the various types of earthquake damage to structures including recent improvements in earthquake performance seismic design of buildings and bridges considering various types of construction materials and performance based seismic design and evaluation of building structures The book introduces probabilist approaches to performance based methodologies as well as an application example of performance based design It offers practical tools that are gathered together in a convenient reference for immediate implementation It is an ideal resource for civil and structural engineers specializing in earthquake engineering jacket 342 pp.

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Title: Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design
Publisher: SBS Publishers
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9380090552
ISBN 13: 9789380090559
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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