Designers' guide to Eurocode 8 design of bridges for earthquake resistance, EN 1998-2

• Main Author: Kolias, Basil
• Other Authors: Fardis, M. N., Pecker, Alain
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : ICE, c2012.
• Series: Designers' guides to the Eurocodes.
• Subjects: Bridges > Earthquake effects > Standards > Europe.; Bridges > Design and construction > Standards > Europe.; Structural design > Standards > Europe.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727757364
• DOI: 10.1680/dber.57357
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 258 p.) : ill. (some col.).

This guide focuses specifically on EN 1998-2 (Eurocode 8. Part 2 Bridges), the design standard for use in the seismic design of bridges in which horizontal seismic actions are mainly resisted through bending of the piers or at the abutments; however it can also be applied to the seismic design of ca...