This title offers a comprehensive coverage of the many facets ofseismic engineering.The first half of the book is devoted to seismic phenomena andhazards, detailing the causes of earthquakes, the parameters usedto characterize earthquakes, strong ground motions, seismic hazardsand their evaluation, and seismic action. The second half discussesthe effects of earthquakes and tools used to assess and reducerisk, including the effects of vibratory motions and inducedphenomena, seismic calculations and technical aspects ofprevention.The importance of keeping orders of magnitude in mind (i.e. throughreasoning or very simple equations) when discussing seismicphenomena and their effects is emphasized, a task which most peopleoverlook because of their rarity and the brevity of theirmanifestations.

Seismic Engineering (Phenomenes Sismiques English)

Science & Math

Betbeder-Matibet, Jacques

Earth Sciences

Wiley-ISTE

The current thinking in seismic engineering is presented in two volumes of up-to-date approaches to earthquake science. This first text addresses causes, characterizations, and hazards of strong ground motion, as well as seismic calculations and linear and nonlinear engineering tools.

Seismic Engineering: Phenomena And Seismic Hazards

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Iste/Hermes Science Pub

The current thinking in seismic engineering is presented in two volumes of up-to-date approaches to earthquake science. This second text begins with an exploration of the effects of strong ground motion on buildings and on surface layers of the earth and continues with discussions of hazard prevention and the importance of orders of magnitude in seismic calculations.

Seismic Engineering: Earthquakes, Risks, And Prevention

Technology

Hermes Science Pubns

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