Earthquake

This fully updated second edition provides an introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering for first-year graduate students in geotechnical or earthquake engineering graduate programs with a level of detail that will also be useful for more...

With easy-to-understand explanations of the basic concepts, Seismic Design of Foundations examines recent and worldwide research outputs and post-earthquake reconnaissance case studies, and offers practical means of applying them to the real world. Each...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635490909Author Devin BurnsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Larsen and Keller EducationPublisher Larsen and Keller EducationWeight(grams)...

Sponsored by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE; Port and Airport Research Institute of Japan.On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rumbled off the east coast of Japan, followed by a tsunami that generated waves more than 18...

Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings is a concise and easy-to-use book aimed at supporting engineers in the design of retrofit solutions for seismically vulnerable buildings. It offers readers guidance on both conceptual design strategies and relevant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639893034Author Elijah WalkerFormat HardbackPage Count 237Imprint States Academic PressPublisher States Academic PressWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639870103Author Agnes NolanFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Murphy & Moore PublishingPublisher Murphy & Moore PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639891610Author Agnes NolanFormat HardbackPage Count 246Imprint States Academic PressPublisher States Academic PressWeight(grams) 807gDimensions(mm)...

Designing to the Strongest Ground Motions determines the strongest ground motions from data, rather than predictions, and discusses the design of structures to withstand the strongest ground motions. Future ground motions are highly uncertain, but the...

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile on February 27, 2010, it affected 80 percent of Chile's population. Damage to lifelines was caused by strong ground shaking, permanent ground deformation, lateral spread, and a tsunami in...

Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction contains selected papers presented at the International Workshop on Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction held in Auckland, New Zealand from 26-27 November 2009. The workshop was the venue for an international...

Local communities have adapted for centuries to challenging surroundings, resulting from unforeseen natural hazards. Vernacular architecture often reveals very intelligent responses attuned to the environment. Therefore, the question that emerged was:...

This book is intended primarily as a textbook for students studying structural engineering. It covers three main areas in the analysis and design of structural systems subjected to seismic loading: basic seismology, basic structural dynamics, and...

Bearing in mind that reinforced concrete is a key component in a majority of built environment structures, Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions combines the scientific knowledge of earthquake engineering with a focus on the design of reinforced concrete...

With contributions from many distinguished specialists from around the world, Earthquake Engineering for Dams and Reservoirs addresses all topics that will be of interest to students and professionals involved in the inspection or design of dams in...

This book provides rigorous foundations of applying modern computational mechanics to earthquake engineering. The scope covers the numerical analysis of earthquake wave propagation processes and the faulting processes, and also presents the most advanced...

The unique compendium teaches beginners how to perform nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis by following a series of step-by-step examples and basic programming method using OpenSees. The scope of the book includes nonlinear FE analyses of reinforced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632382146Author Agnes NolanFormat HardbackImprint NY Research PressPublisher NY Research PressWeight(grams) 753g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789846669Author Jaime Santos-ReyesFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798227362551Author V T SreekumarFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Sreekumar V TPublisher Sreekumar V TWeight(grams) 245g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632384737Author Agnes NolanFormat HardbackImprint NY Research PressPublisher NY Research PressWeight(grams) 830g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789533074313Author Mohammad MokhtariFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint In TechPublisher In TechWeight(grams) 594g

Research in vibration response control deals not only with prevention of catastrophic failures of structures during natural or accidental/manmade hazards but also ensures the comfort of occupants through serviceability. Therefore, the focus of this book...

This book reviews and assesses the various methodologies for site characterization and site effect estimation to carry out seismic zonation at micro and macro levels. Readers will learn about the suitability of these methodologies for each level of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632380142Author Bruno CrumpFormat HardbackImprint NY Research PressPublisher NY Research PressWeight(grams) 481g

This edited volume is an up-to-date guide for students, policy makers and engineers on earthquake engineering, including methods and technologies for seismic hazard detection and mitigation. The book was written in honour of the late Professor Jai...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632381194Author Bruno CrumpFormat HardbackImprint NY Research PressPublisher NY Research PressWeight(grams) 594g

The high damping force of oil damper vibration control systems in buildingsoffers relative safety during earthquakes and at a low environmentalcost. The oil damper is connected using braces in series and is installed withpins to the building structure,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989185757Author Jacob PetroFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Petro Publications LLC, Pe Essential GuidesPublisher Petro Publications LLC, Pe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737166306Author Robert A OlsonFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint Whispering Oak PublishingPublisher Whispering Oak PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

This collection covers essential concepts in the management of coastal disasters, outlining several field surveys of such events that have taken place in the 21st century, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the...

Integrated earthquake simulation (IES) is a new method for evaluating earthquake hazards and disasters induced in cities and urban areas. It utilises a sequence of numerical simulations of such aspects as earthquake wave propagation, ground motion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947083042Author Homayoon EstekanchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Momentum PressPublisher Momentum PressWeight(grams) 218g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947083264Author Homayoon EstekanchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Momentum PressPublisher Momentum PressWeight(grams) 213g

This book provides an engineer’s perspective on the traditional construction methods for timber frames with infills, focusing on traditional paianta houses in Romania and minka houses in Japan to provide insights into the construction, seismic behavior,...

Recent earthquakes in many countries of the world have confirmed the potential for very large seismic events that until now were not forecast. The level of disturbance and destruction of highways and bridges as well as life, suffered during these...

Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures presents detailed investigations on the effective assessment of structural seismic response under excessive torsional vibrations, demonstrating behavioural aspects from local response perspective to...

Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures presents detailed investigations on the effective assessment of structural seismic response under excessive torsional vibrations, demonstrating behavioural aspects from local response perspective to...

Problems in nonlinear structural dynamics and critical excitation with elastic-plastic structures are typically addressed using time-history response analysis, which requires multiple repetitions and advanced computing. This alternative approach...

Integrated earthquake simulation (IES) is a new method for evaluating earthquake hazards and disasters induced in cities and urban areas. It utilises a sequence of numerical simulations of such aspects as earthquake wave propagation, ground motion...