Protection of Built Environment Against Earthquakes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dolšek, Matjaž (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Geotechnical engineering.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Civil Engineering.; Natural Hazards.

Current knowledge and state-of-the-art developments in topics related to the seismic performance and risk assessment of different types of structures and building stock are addressed in the book, with emphasis on probabilistic methods. The first part addresses the global risk components, as well as...