Earthquake-Resistant Structures

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 the 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.In this book, Khan explains the latest theory, design applications and Code Provisions. "Earthquake-Resistant Structures" 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 USA, Russia, Japan, Turkey, India, China, New Zealand, and Pakistan. Written by a world renowned author and educator, this book features seismic design and retrofitting techniques for all structures; tools that improve current building and bridge designs; and, latest methods for building earthquake-resistant structures. The book combines physical and geophysical science with structural engineering.

ISBN 1856175014   DEWEY 624.1762 ISBN13 9781856175012 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC22 Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology   Pages 800 Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd   Volumes 1 Format Hardback   Published in Oxford Publication date 14 May 2011   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Library of Congress TA654

This book is a lengthy rehash of information already available in numerous other textbooks by established authors in the field. Codes reproduced within the text can be more readily, and freely, accessed from the various organizations such as ICBO, etc. This is an opportunity wasted, though the author's intent is appreciated. - Alex Nowak, PE



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