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Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Structural engineering > Soil & rock mechanics
Despite significant development in earthquake analysis and design
in the last 50 years or more, different structures related to
industry, infra structure and human habitats get destroyed with
monotonic regularity under strong motion earthquake. Even the
recent earthquake in Mexico in September 2017 killed a number of
people and destroyed national assets amounting to hundreds of
millions of dollars. Careful evaluation of the technology reveals
that, despite significant development in earthquake engineering,
most of the books that are available on the market for reference
are primarily focused towards buildings and framed type structures.
It is accepted that during an earthquake it is buildings that get
destroyed most and has been the biggest killers of human life. Yet,
there are a number of structures like retaining walls, water tanks,
Bunkers, silos, tall chimneys, bridge piers etc that are equally
susceptible to earthquake, and if damaged can cause serious trouble
and great economic distress. Unfortunately, many of these systems
are analyzed by techniques that are too simplified,
unrealistic/obsolete or nothing is done about them, ignoring
completely the seismic effects, as no guidelines exist for their
analysis/design (like seismic analysis of counterfort retaining
walls or dynamic pressures on bunker walls etc.). This highly
informative book addresses many of these items for which there
exists a significant gap in technology and yet remain an important
life line of considerable commercial significance.The book is an
outcome of authors' academic research and practice across the four
continents (USA, Europe, Africa and Asia) in the last thirty two
years, where many of these technologies have been put in practice,
that got tested against real time earthquakes. All methods
presented herein have been published previously in peer reviewed
research journals and international conferences of repute before
being put to practice. Professionals working in international EPC
and consulting engineering firms, graduates taking advanced courses
in earthquake engineering, doctoral scholars pursuing research in
earthquake engineering in the area of dynamic soil structure
interaction (DSSI) and advanced under graduates wanting to
self-learn and update themselves on earthquake analysis and design
are greatly benefited from this book.
Solid design and craftsmanship are a necessity for structures and
infrastructures that must stand up to natural disasters on a
regular basis. Continuous research developments in the engineering
field are imperative for sustaining buildings against the threat of
earthquakes and other natural disasters. Performance-Based Seismic
Design of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures is an informative
reference source on all the latest trends and emerging data
associated with structural design. Highlighting key topics such as
seismic assessments, shear wall structures, and infrastructure
resilience, this is an ideal resource for all academicians,
students, professionals, and researchers that are seeking new
knowledge on the best methods and techniques for designing solid
structural designs.
Research studies on the preparation for and mitigation of future
earthquakes, an area of increasing importance to many countries
around the world, comprise this volume. The selected papers
included in this book have been prepared by experts from around the
world in the fields of earthquake engineering relevant to the
design of structures. As the world's population has concentrated in
urban areas resulting in buildings in regions of high seismic
vulnerability, we have seen the consequences of natural disasters
take an ever higher toll on human existence. Protecting the built
environment in earthquake-prone regions involves not only the
optimal design and construction of new facilities, but also the
upgrading and rehabilitation of existing structures including
heritage buildings, which is an important area of research. Major
earthquakes and associated effects, such as tsunamis, continue to
stress the need to carry out more research and a better
understanding of these phenomena is required to design earthquake
resistant buildings and to carry out risk assessment and
vulnerability studies.
This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation.
This book comprises the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the
Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2021. The contents focus on
Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development and Innovative
Applications. The book covers topics related to parameters of soil,
liquefaction evaluation of subsoil strata, analysis of earth and
development of shear wave velocity profile, seismic hazard
analysis, vibration isolation methods, application of machine
learning in geotechnical engineering, among others. This volume
will be of interest to those in academia and industry.
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