EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN. A MANUAL FOR ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS

The principal objectives of the book are: (1) to discuss the chief aspects of seismic risk evaluation and earthquake resistant design; (2) to evaluate various alternative design techniques; (3) to give guidance on topics where no generally accepted method is currently available; (4) to suggest procedures to be adopted in earthquake regions having no official zoning or lateral force regulations; (5) to indicate the more important specialist literature. The general principles given apply to the whole range of building construction and civil engineering; the more detailed sections relate more to the structural than to the heavy civil engineering industry. Each stage of the design process is discussed in some detail. Consideration has been given to soils, foundations, superstructure and non-structure. Specifications for construction materials are discussed. In an appendix the earthquake resistance of specific structures such as bridges, chimneys and towers, low-rise commercial-industrial buildings and low-rise housing are discussed. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Wiley (John) & Sons, Limited

  Baffins Lane
  Chichester, Sussex  England 
• Authors:
  • Dowrick, D J
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 374 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Wiley (John) and Sons, Limited
  • Publisher: Wiley (John) & Sons, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Architecture; Bridge design; Bridges; Building materials; Chimneys; Concrete; Design; Design methods; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Engineers; Foundations; Geology; Hazards; Manuals; Reinforced concrete; Risk assessment; Seismicity; Soils; Specifications; Steel; Structural design; Structures; Superstructures; Towers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures)
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 4755: Concrete; 9011: Design (overall design); 3355: Engineering structure; 4053: Geology; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 5731: Seismic; 5722: Site investigation; 4542: Steel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I32: Concrete; I34: Steels and Metals; I41: General Soil Surveys; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173308
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM