Earthquake-resistant design of masonry buildings

"An important part of this book is dedicated to the discussion of the problems of repair, retrofit and rehabilitation of existing masonry buildings, including historical structures in urban centres. The methods of strengthening masonry walls as well as improving the structural integrity of exis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Tomaževič, Miha
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific, c1999.
SeriesSeries on innovation in structures and construction ; vol. 1.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781848160835
9781860940668
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xii, 268 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Earthquakes and seismic performance of masonry buildings
  • Masonry materials and construction systems
  • Architectural and structural concepts of earthquake-resistant building configuration
  • Floors and roofs
  • Basic concepts of limit states verification of seismic resistance of masonry buildings
  • Seismic resistance verification of structural walls
  • Masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames
  • Seismic resistance verification of masonry buildings
  • Repair and strengthening of masonry buildings.