Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding

• Main Authors: Jankowski, Robert (Author), Mahmoud, Sayed (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.

This books analyzes different approaches to modeling earthquake-induced structural pounding and shows the results of the studies on collisions between buildings and between bridge segments during ground motions. Aspects related to the mitigation of pounding effects as well as the design of structure...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Modelling of Structural Pounding
• Pounding between Buildings
• Pounding between Bridge Segments
• Mitigation of Pounding Effects
• Design of Structures Prone to Pounding.