1st Edition
Seismic Design of Buried Pipeline Systems
Preface. About the Authors. Chapter 1 Lifeline Systems. Chapter 2 Ground Response Analysis for Lifelines. Chapter 3 Seismic Design Methods for Pipelines. Chapter 4 Seismic Behavior Analysis of Lifeline Facilities. Chapter 5 Performance Design Method for Lifelines. Appendix A1: Fundamentals of Structural Design Methods. Appendix A2: Seismic Performance and Design Ground Motions. Appendix A3: Surface Wave Transfer Matrix. Appendix A4: Guidance on Design Formulae for Bend Pipes and T-Junctions. Appendix A5: Flowchart for Connectivity Analysis. Index.
Biography
Takeshi Koike is a Professor (retired) at Kyoto University, Japan. He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from Kyoto University in 1971, 1973, and 1976, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and an International Science Member of the International Society of Lifeline Earthquake Engineering.
Lessandro E. Garciano is a Professor at De La Salle University, Manila, the Philippines. He received his Bachelor’s, Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Doctoral degrees from the University of San Carlos in 1990, De La Salle University in 1997, and Tokyo City University in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Among other positions, he is at present the President of the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, a Life Member of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers and a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
