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, ©2012.
• 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; 0727757369; 9781628704204; 1628704209; 9780727757357; 0727757350; 9780727741448; 0727741446
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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...