Seismic Risk Assessment and Retrofitting With Special Emphasis on Existing Low Rise Structures /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ilki, Alper (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Karadogan, Faruk (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pala, Sumru (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Yuksel, Ercan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Σειρά: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 10
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Earth sciences.; Geotechnical engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building materials.; Building Construction.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Structural Mechanics.; Earth Sciences, general.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Building Materials.

Many more people are coming to live in earthquake-prone areas, especially urban ones. Many such areas contain low-rise, low-cost housing, while little money is available to retrofit the buildings to avoid total collapse and thus potentially save lives. The lack of money, especially in developing cou...