Handbook of seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems / edited by S. Tesfamariam and K. Goda.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tesfamariam, S., editor.

Goda, Katsu, editor.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing in materials.

Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquake engineering.

Earthquake hazard analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 884 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Earthquakes represent a major risk to buildings, bridges and other civil infrastructure systems, causing catastrophic loss to modern society. Handbook of seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems reviews the state of the art in the seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems.Part one reviews research in the quantification of uncertainties in ground motion and seismic hazard assessment. Part two discusses methodologies in seismic risk analysis and management, whilst parts three and four cover the application of seismic risk assessment

Contents:

part I. Ground motions and seismic hazard assessment

part II. Seismic risk analysis methodologies

part III. Assessing seismic risks to buildings

part IV. Assessing seismic risks to bridges and other components of civil infrastructure networks

part V. Assessing financial and other losses from earthquake damage.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857098986

0857098985

OCLC:

859582141