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Earthquake Engineering
From Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based Engineering
- 976 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Earthquake Engineering
From Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based Engineering
About this book
This multi-contributor book provides comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering problems, an overview of traditional methods, and the scientific background on recent developments. It discusses computer methods on structural analysis and provides access to the recent design methodologies and serves as a reference for both professionals and res
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of Cover Photographs
- Editors
- Contributors
- Contents
- 1. The Early Years of Earthquake Engineering and Its Modern Goal
- 2. Engineering Seismology
- 3. The Role of Geology in Seismic Hazard Mitigation
- 4. Geotechnical Aspects of Seismic Hazards
- 5. Engineering Characterization of Ground Motion
- 6. Methods of Analysis for Earthquake-Resistant Structures
- 7. Probabilistic Aspects of Earthquake Engineering
- 8. Performance-Based Seismic Engineering: Development and Application of a Comprehensive Conceptual Approach to the Design of Buildings
- 9. Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering
- 10. Innovative Strategies in Earthquake Engineering
- 11. Seismic Isolation
- 12. Seismic Energy Dissipation Systems for Buildings
- 13. Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
- 14. Earthquake-Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
- 15. Seismic Design of Steel Moment Frames
- 16. Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames
- 17. Seismic Behavior and Design of Masonry
- 18. Recent Developments in the Seismic Design and Construction of Woodframe Buildings
- 19. Seismic Analysis and Design of Nonstructural Elements
- Back Cover