Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of Concrete Buildings based on EN-Eurocode 8 /

• Main Author: Fardis, Michael N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering, 8
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geophysics.; Geotechnical engineering.; Architects.; Construction.; Design.; Civil engineering.; Civil Engineering.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Design, general.; Basics of Construction.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Reflecting the historic first European seismic code, this professional book focuses on seismic design, assessment and retrofitting of concrete buildings, with thorough reference to, and application of, EN-Eurocode 8. Following the publication of EN-Eurocode 8 in 2004-05, 30 countries are now introdu...

Table of Contents:

• General Principles for the Design of Concrete Buildings for Earthquake Resistance
• Conceptual Design of Concrete Buildings for Earthquake Resistance
• Concrete Members Under Cyclic Loading
• Analysis and Modelling for Seismic Design or Assessment of Concrete Buildings
• Detailing and Dimensioning of New Buildings in Eurocode 8
• Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting of Existing Concrete Buildings.