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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ilki, Alper (Editor), Karadogan, Faruk (Editor), Pala, Sumru (Editor), Yuksel, Ercan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 10
• Subjects: 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...