Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Structures

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ilki, Alper (Editor), Fardis, Michael N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 26
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Geotechnical engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Structural Mechanics.; Civil Engineering.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Natural Hazards.

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