1st Edition

Fundamental Concepts of Earthquake Engineering

By Roberto Villaverde Copyright 2009
974 Pages 509 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

960 Pages
by CRC Press

While successfully preventing earthquakes may still be beyond the capacity of modern engineering, the ability to mitigate damages with strong structural designs and other mitigation measures are well within the purview of science. Fundamental Concepts of Earthquake Engineering presents the concepts, procedures, and code provisions that are currently being used to make structures as... Read more

Introduction

Seismic Regions of the World

Earthquake Genesis

Earthquake Propagation

Measurement of Earthquakes

Characterization of Strong Ground Motions

Seismic Hazard Assessment

Influence of Local Site Conditions

Design Response Spectrum

Structural Response by Response Spectrum Method

Structural Response by Step-by-Step Integration Methods

Structural Response by Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure

Structural Response Considering Soil–Structure Interaction

Seismic Response of Nonstructural Elements

Seismic Protection with Base Isolation

Seismic Protection with Energy Dissipating Devices

Seismic Code Provisions

Appendix

Biography

Roberto Villaverde