Advances in Earthquake Engineering for Urban Risk Reduction

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wasti, S. Tanvir (Editor), Ozcebe, Guney (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, 66
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Structural Mechanics.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Building Repair and Maintenance.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

Earthquakes affecting urban areas can lead to catastrophic situations and hazard mitigation requires preparatory measures at all levels. Structural assessment is the diagnosis of the seismic health of buildings. Assessment is the prelude to decisions about rehabilitation or even demolition. The scal...