Modern Earthquake Engineering Offshore and Land-based Structures /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Jia, Junbo (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Building construction.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Structural Mechanics.; Offshore Engineering.

This book addresses applications of earthquake engineering for both offshore and land-based structures. It is self-contained as a reference work and covers a wide range of topics, including topics related to engineering seismology, geotechnical earthquake engineering, structural engineering, as well...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction to modern earthquake engineering
• Offshore and land-based structures
• Measurement of earthquakes
• Essentials of dynamic analysis
• Computer based dynamic analysis and modal testing
• Essentials of soil dynamics
• Determination of site-specific earthquake ground motions
• Representation of earthquake ground motions
• Seismic response and earthquake effects
• Structural and foundation modelling
• Seismic design philosophy
• Seismic analysis methods
• Seismic response of non-structural elements
• Seismic response of tanks due to sloshing
• Influence of fluid-structure interactions on seismic response
• Influence of ice-structure interactions on seismic response
• Human body response to ground motions
• Sudden subsidence and its assessment
• Mitigation of seismic response – ductility, elevation control, damping apparatus, base isolation and dynamic absorbers
• Seismic retrofit for structures
• Tsunami.