Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Wasti, S. Tanvir (Editor) / Özcebe, Güney (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1402016247 / ISBN 13: 9781402016240

Published by Springer, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402016247
• ISBN 13: 9781402016240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.03 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book will appeal to specialist engineers with enquiring minds and, in a broader sense, to all who live in buildings, especially those in a seismically active region. While the continual development of building codes permits the design of new construction to resist earthquake loads more effectively, a major problem is that buildings which may once have conformed to past seismic codes become structurally unacceptable according to today's codes and need upgrading or 'retrofitting'. Poor construction methods also result in buildings that do not conform to any codes. Existing 'vulnerable' buildings that require strengthening in earthquake-prone countries immensely outnumber all recent construction.

Review

At the turn of the last century, builders ponderingthe havoc wreaked by earthquakes had scant resources to guide theirreconstruction efforts. A century later, earthquakes continue tragicdevastations of our cities, with one important difference - today'sbuilders can turn to a rich literature in earthquake engineering toguide their reconstruction efforts. This volume on Seismic Assessmentand Rehabilitation of Buildings is bound to become one of the valuedresources of earthquake engineers who are building to reduce thetragedies of future earthquakes.The volume is filled with brilliant contributions from renownedexperts in earthquake engineering. Topics include seismic earthquakestrong ground motion, dynamic response of structures, seismicassessment of older hazardous construction, and practical seismicrehabilitation methods derived from extensive laboratory and fieldresearch. Many of the contributions have been motivated by the tragicconsequences, yet real-world experiences, of the 1999 Kocaeli andDuzce earthquakes in Turkey, and demonstrate the rapid progressthat can be inspired by necessity. While the topic of this volume isespecially important for Turkey and her neighbors, the lessons learnedand clearly presented are universal and should be studied by seriousearthquake engineers worldwide.Among the volume's contents is a quote from W. Shakespeare, JuliusCaesar, Act I, Scene III: ""Are you not mov'd, when all the swayof" "earth" "Shakes like a thing unfirm?""The earthquake engineering community can be thankful that ProfessorsS. Tanvir Wasti and Guney Ozcebe, Middle East TechnicalUniversity, were moved to organize the workshop and associated papersthat form the contents of this memorablevolume. Their effort, documented in this volume, is one of great and lasting value.'Jack Moehle, Professor and Director, Pacific EarthquakeEngineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley(July 2003)

"At the turn of the last century, builders pondering the havoc wreaked by earthquakes had scant resources to guide their reconstruction efforts. A century later, earthquakes continue tragic devastations of our cities, with one important difference - today's builders can turn to a rich literature in earthquake engineering to guide their reconstruction efforts. This volume on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Buildings is bound to become one of the valued resources of earthquake engineers who are building to reduce the tragedies of future earthquakes.
The volume is filled with brilliant contributions from renowned experts in earthquake engineering. Topics include seismic earthquake strong ground motion, dynamic response of structures, seismic assessment of older hazardous construction, and practical seismic rehabilitation methods derived from extensive laboratory and field research. Many of the contributions have been motivated by the tragic consequences, yet real-world experiences, of the 1999 Kocaeli and DA1/4zce earthquakes in Turkey, and demonstrate the rapid progress that can be inspired by necessity. While the topic of this volume is especially important for Turkey and her neighbors, the lessons learned and clearly presented are universal and should be studied by serious earthquake engineers worldwide.
Among the volume's contents is a quote from W. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene III: "Are you not mov'd, when all the sway of earth Shakes like a thing unfirm?"
The earthquake engineering community can be thankful that Professors S. Tanvir Wasti and GA1/4ney A-zcebe, Middle East Technical University, were moved to organize the workshop and associated papersthat form the contents of this memorable volume. Their effort, documented in this volume, is one of great and lasting value."
(Jack Moehle, Professor and Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley (July 2003)