Seismic Resistant Structures - Hardcover

S. Ivorra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784663158 ISBN 13: 9781784663155

Publisher: WIT Press, 2018

Synopsis

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. As the world's population has concentrated in urban areas resulting in buildings in regions of high seismic vulnerability, we have seen the consequences of natural disasters take an ever higher toll on human existence. Protecting the built environment in earthquake-prone regions involves not only the optimal design and construction of new facilities, but also the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing structures including heritage buildings, which is an important area of research. Major earthquakes and associated effects, such as tsunamis, continue to stress the need to carry out more research and a better understanding of these phenomena is required to design earthquake resistant buildings and to carry out risk assessment and vulnerability studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784663158
• ISBN 13: 9781784663155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: S. Ivorra, C. A. Brebbia