Seismic resistant structures / S. Ivorra, C.A. Brebbia, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ivorra, S., editor.

Brebbia, C. A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquake resistant design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southampton, Boston : WIT Press, [2018]

Summary:

Research studies on the preparation for and mitigation of future earthquakes, an area of increasing importance to many countries around the world, comprise this volume. The selected papers included in this book have been prepared by experts from around the world in the fields of earthquake engineering relevant to the design of structures.

Contents:

Cover

Seismic Resistant Structures

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

TRM reinforcement of masonry specimens for seismic areas

Seismic rehabilitation of masonry heritage structures with base-isolation and with selected contemporary strengthening measures

Seismic behavior of a masonry chimney retrofitted with composite materials: a preliminary approach

A direct procedure for the seismic design of frame structures with added viscous dampers

Earthquake shake: a regulatory recipe for quake stricken Kaikoura, New Zealand

Model updating based on the dynamic identification of a Baroque bell tower

Using PBEE to assess and improve performance of different structural systems for low-rise steel buildings

Code inadequacies discouraging the earthquake-based seismic analysis of buildings

Hands-on-experience on seismic retrofit in four different countries

Approaches for evaluating failure probability of emergency power supply systems in hospitals

Reviewing the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake damage in Mashiki town area by using microtremor measurements

A next-generation open-source tool for earthquake loss estimation

Influence of hydrogeological and geotechnical parameters on the seismic behavior of potable water infrastructures

Improvement of an integrated management system resulting in higher industrial safety efficiency

Shaking table test of adjacent building models considering pounding

Effects of modelling parameters on the seismic analysis of bridges

Seismic response analyses of RC portal frames with large deformable elastic braces

Advances in seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings applied to the experience of Lorca (Spain) 2011 earthquake

Seismic analysis and design assisted by numerical simulation of slender steel portal frame structures.

Impact of spatial variability of earthquake ground motion on seismic response of a railway bridge

Sensitivity of structural damage to earthquake ground motion scenarios. The Torrevieja earthquake case study

Towards damage-consistent performance-based design of critical infrastructures

Seismic fragility characteristics of structural populations with irregularities

Author index.

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ISBN:

1-78466-316-6

OCLC:

1031090724