1st Edition

Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design

Edited By W.F. Chen, E.M. Lui Copyright 2005
    258 Pages 181 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Many important advances in designing earthquake-resistant structures have occurred over the last several years. Civil engineers need an authoritative source of information that reflects the issues that are unique to the field. Comprising chapters selected from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design provides a tightly focused, concise, and valuable guide to the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of earthquake engineering.

    In chapters contributed by renowned experts from around the world, this book supplies the latest concepts, design methodologies, and analytical techniques for mitigating the effects of seismic damage to structures. It discusses the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, explaining the causes of earthquakes and faulting, measurement of earthquakes, and characterization of seismicity. Subsequent chapters discuss the various types of earthquake damage to structures including recent improvements in earthquake performance, seismic design of buildings and bridges considering various types of construction materials, and performance-based seismic design and evaluation of building structures. The book introduces probabilistic approaches to performance-based methodologies as well as an application example of performance-based design.

    Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design offers practical tools gathered together in a convenient reference for immediate implementation. It is an ideal resource for civil and structural engineers specializing in earthquake engineering.

    FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; Charles Scawthorn
    Introduction
    Causes of Earthquakes and Faulting
    Measurement of Earthquakes
    Distribution of Seismicity
    Strong Motion Attenuation and Duration
    Characterization of Seismicity
    Glossary
    References
    Further Reading
    EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES; Mark Yashinsky
    Introduction
    Damage as a Result of Problem Soils
    Damage as a Result of Structural Problems
    Secondary Causes of Structural Damage
    Recent Improvements in Earthquake Performance
    References
    SEISMIC DESIGN OF BUILDINGS; Ronald O. Hamburger and Charles Scawthorn
    Introduction
    Earthquakes - Their Cause and Effect
    Lateral Force Resisting Systems
    Types of Buildings and Typical Earthquake Performance
    2000 NEHRP Recommended Provisions
    Glossary
    References
    Further Reading
    SEISMIC DESIGN OF BRIDGES; Lian Duan, Mark Reno, Wai-Fah Chen, and Shigeki Unjoh
    Introduction
    Earthquake Damages to Bridges
    Seismic Design Philosophies
    Seismic Conceptual Design
    Seismic Performance Criteria
    Seismic Design Approaches
    Seismic Analysis and Modeling
    Seismic Detailing Requirements
    Seismic Design Practice in Japan
    Glossary
    References
    PERFORMANCE-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF BUILDING STRUCTURES; Sashi K. Kunnath
    Some Issues in Current Seismic Design
    Introduction to PBSE
    Performance-Based Methodologies: Deterministic Approach
    Evaluating Seismic Demands
    Assessing Performance: The Development of Acceptance Criteria
    Performance-Based Methodologies: Probabilistic Approaches
    PBD Application: An Illustrative Example
    Concluding Remarks
    Appendix A: Conceptual Basis of Pushover Analysis and CSM
    Acknowledgments
    References
    INDEX

    Biography

    W.F. Chen, E.M. Lui

    "Any structural engineer who must cope with seismic design will find this book a valuable resource. …The book is well written and each chapter contains an extensive list of references. The book would be appropriate as a resource in graduate-level structural design courses and for practicing structural engineers."
    -CHOICE, Vol. 43 No. 10, June 2006