Earthquake-Resistant Structures: Design, Build, and Retrofit

Earthquake engineering is the ultimate challenge for structural engineers. Even if natural phenomena involve great uncertainties, structural engineers need to design buildings, bridges, and dams capable of resisting the destructive forces produced by them. These disasters have created a new awareness about disaster preparedness and mitigation. Before a building, utility system, or transportation structure is built, engineers spend a great deal of time analyzing those structures to make sure they will perform reliably under seismic and other loads. The purpose of this book is to provide structural engineers with tools and information to improve current building and bridge design and construction practices and enhance their sustainability during and after seismic events. The author explains the latest theory, design applications and Code Provisions. This book features seismic design and retrofitting techniques for low and high raise buildings, single and multi-span bridges, dams and nuclear facilities. The author also compares and contrasts various seismic resistant techniques in the United States, Russia, Japan, Turkey, India, China, New Zealand, and Pakistan.

• Summary URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781856175012
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://www.elsevier.com/books/earthquake-resistant-structures/khan/978-1-85617-501-2
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Corporate Authors:

  Butterworth-Heinemann

  Linacre House, Jordan Hill
  Oxford,   United Kingdom  OX2 8DP
• Authors:
  • Khan, Mohiuddin Ali
• Publication Date: 2013-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Glossary; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 448p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge design; Building codes; Countries; Dams; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Retrofitting; Structural design; Structural engineering
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01499609
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781856175012
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 21 2013 9:22AM