Reflecting the historic first European seismic code, this
professional book focuses on seismic design, assessment and
retrofitting of concrete buildings, with thorough reference to, and
application of, EN-Eurocode 8. Following the publication of
EN-Eurocode 8 in 2004-05, 30 countries are now introducing this
European standard for seismic design, for application in parallel
with existing national standards (till March 2010) and exclusively
after that. Eurocode 8 is also expected to influence standards in
countries outside Europe, or at the least, to be applied there for
important facilities. Owing to the increasing awareness of the
threat posed by existing buildings substandard and deficient
buildings and the lack of national or international standards for
assessment and retrofitting, its impact in that field is expected
to be major.
Written by the lead person in the development of the EN-Eurocode
8, the present handbook explains the principles and rationale of
seismic design according to modern codes and provides thorough
guidance for the conceptual seismic design of concrete buildings
and their foundations. It examines the experimental behaviour of
concrete members under cyclic loading and modelling for design and
analysis purposes; it develops the essentials of linear or
nonlinear seismic analysis for the purposes of design, assessment
and retrofitting (especially using Eurocode 8); and gives detailed
guidance for modelling concrete buildings at the member and at the
system level. Moreover, readers gain access to overviews of
provisions of Eurocode 8, plus an understanding for them on the
basis of the simple models of the element behaviour presented in
the book.
Also examined are the modern trends in performance- and
displacement-based seismic assessment of existing buildings,
comparing the relevant provisions of Eurocode 8 with those of new
US prestandards, and details of the most common and popular seismic
retrofitting techniques for concrete buildings and guidance for
retrofitting strategies at the system level. Comprehensive
walk-through examples of detailed design elucidate the application
of Eurocode 8 to common situations in practical design. Examples
and case studies of seismic assessment and retrofitting of a few
real buildings are also presented.
From the reviews
"This is a massive book that has no equal in the published
literature, as far as the reviewer knows. It is dense and
comprehensive and leaves nothing to chance. It is certainly taxing
on the reader and the potential user, but without it, use of
Eurocode 8 will be that much more difficult. In short, this is a
must-read book for researchers and practitioners in Europe, and of
use to readers outside of Europe too. This book will remain an
indispensable backup to Eurocode 8 and its existing Designers Guide
to EN 1998-1 and EN 1998-5 (published in 2005), for many years to
come. Congratulations to the author for a very well planned scope
and contents, and for a flawless execution of the plan." AMR S.
ELNASHAI
"The book is an impressive source of information to understand
the response of reinforced concrete buildings under seismic loads
with the ultimate goal of presenting and explaining the state of
the art of seismic design. Underlying the contents of the book is
the in-depth knowledge of the author in this field and in
particular his extremely important contribution to the development
of the European Design Standard EN 1998 - Eurocode 8: Design of
structures for earthquake resistance. However, although Eurocode 8
is at the core of the book, many comparisons are made to other
design practices, namely from the US and from Japan, thus enriching
the contents and interest of the book." EDUARDO C. CARVALHO"
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