Earthquake Engineering: From Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based Engineering

Earthquake Engineering: From Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based Engineering, 9780849314391 (0849314399), CRC Press, 2004

Earthquake engineering (EE) is an integration of multidisciplinary knowledge in several areas of basic sciences and science-based engineering with the ultimate goal of reducing the seismic risks to socioeconomically acceptable levels.

In the U.S., the first comprehensive book covering various aspects of EE was published in 1970, the result of a short course on the subject given in September 1965 at the University of California, Berkeley. There have been recent advances and new developments in EE on a wide range of topics, from geosciences and geotechnical engineering to modern performance-based EE. These advances are usually published in scientific and technical journals and reports or presented at national and international conferences. This book has been written with the intention of presenting advances in scientific knowledge on various EE topics in a single volume.

This multi-contributor book provides comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering problems, an overview of traditional methods, and the scientific background on recent developments. It discusses computer methods on structural analysis and provides access to the recent design methodologies and serves as a reference for both professionals and researchers involved in earthquake engineering. With an entire chapter dedicated to seismic resistant design through supplemental damping and structural control, this volume includes important advances in the characteristics of earthquake ground motions, behavior and design of structures, seismic design of non-structural systems, and more.

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