Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures

Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures presents the latest advances and research developments in the seismic analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. The first part of the book documents the response of structural members under various intensities of earthquakes, including experimental techniques and modeling methodologies. A comprehensive review of published documents is included to enable the reader to understand the current state-of-the-art in earthquake engineering. The second part of the book discusses practical aspects of building design, with an emphasis on collapse mechanisms, energy dissipation, retrofit approaches, and performance-based design.

This book will be an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, as well as practitioners, government officers, and all of those who are interested in the seismic analysis and design of building structures.

• Provides up-to-date knowledge on the seismic analysis and design of building structures
• Includes residential and commercial buildings
• Presents cutting-edge analysis methods and design approaches, including performance-based design concepts and guidelines
• Covers a wide variety of structural members

Dr. Yail Jimmy Kim is President of the Bridge Engineering Institute, An International Technical Society, and Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, USA. He has over 30 years of civil and structural engineering experience and is an active member of numerous technical and scientific/organizing committees of renowned international conferences. He has been the recipient of numerous institutional, national, and international awards including the prestigious Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research bestowed on him by the American Concrete Institute.

His research interests encompass advanced composite materials for rehabilitation, structural informatics, complex systems, and science-based structural engineering, including statistical, interfacial, and quantum physics.

Dr. Kim is also a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute.