Earthquake engineering for structural design
"Developments in Earthquake Engineering have focussed on the capacity and response of structures. They often overlook the importance of seismological knowledge to earthquake-proofing of design. It is not enough only to understand the anatomy of the structure, you must also appreciate the nature...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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London ; New York :
Spon Press,
2011.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780203848890 0203848896 9781628708011 1628708018 9780415465335 0415465338 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 566 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Table of Contents:
- New chanllenges in seismic design
- Living with earthquakes
- Learning from earthquakes
- Advances in conception about earthquakes
- Tectonic plates and faults
- Faults and earthquakes
- Earthquakes and ground motions
- Ground motions and structures
- Advances in seismic design methodologies
- Challenges for next code generation of seismic codes.