This accessible guide to seismic design examines what earthquakes do to buildings and what can be done to improve building response to earthquakes. International examples and photographs are included as important learning aids in understanding the effects of earthquakes on structures.
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This book is good for engineers and architects who are looking for basic concept of seismic design. It is easy to understand. It's not a book for preparation of CA seismic test for civil engineer. It does not have many complicated formulas but it has many illustrations, do and don't's in designs. I recommend to people who want to learn about earthquake without having to know all the complicated formulas & technical jargons.
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Essentially, earthquakes are vibrations of the earth's crust caused by sudden and violent subterranean movements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
general building form, nonstructural construction, shear wall foundation, seismic separation joints, lateral resistive structure, vertical bracing elements, lateral bracing structure, lateral resistive system, trussed bents, deep foundation elements, lateral bracing system, vertical soil pressure, trussed bracing, perimeter bents, true dynamic analysis, bracing bents, sitecast concrete, horizontal diaphragm, eccentric bracing, end shear walls, maximum soil pressure, interior shear walls, rigid frame bents, nonstructural damage, lateral soil pressure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Essentially, earthquakes are vibrations of the earth's crust caused by sudden and violent subterranean movements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
general building form, nonstructural construction, shear wall foundation, seismic separation joints, lateral resistive structure, vertical bracing elements, lateral bracing structure, lateral resistive system, trussed bents, deep foundation elements, lateral bracing system, vertical soil pressure, trussed bracing, perimeter bents, true dynamic analysis, bracing bents, sitecast concrete, horizontal diaphragm, eccentric bracing, end shear walls, maximum soil pressure, interior shear walls, rigid frame bents, nonstructural damage, lateral soil pressure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Reinforced Masonry Design (3rd Edition) by Robert R. Schneider in Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Building Construction + Exercises Pkg by Edward Allen in Back Matter
- Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures in Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Building Construction: WITH Studio Companion by Edward Allen in Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen in Back Matter
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