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This book summarizes the most essential concepts that every
engineer designing a new building or evaluating an existing
structure should consider in order to control the damage caused by
drift (deformation) induced by earthquakes. It presents the work on
earthquake engineering done by Dr. Mete Sozen and dozens of his
collaborators and students over decades of experimentation,
analysis, and reconnaissance. Many of the concepts produced through
this work are integral part of earthquake engineering today.
Nevertheless, the connection between the concepts in use today and
the original sources is not always explained. Drift-Driven Design
of Buildings summarizes Sozen's research, provides common language
and notation from subject to subject, provides examples and
supporting data, and adds historical context as well as class notes
that were the result of Sozen's dedication to teaching. It distills
reinforced concrete building design to resist earthquake demands to
its essence in a way that no other available book does. The
recommendations provided are not only essential but also of the
utmost simplicity which is not the result of uninformed neglect of
relevant parameters but rather the result of careful consideration
and selection of parameters to retain only those that are most
critical. Features: Provides the reader with a clear understanding
of the essential features that control the seismic response of RC
buildings Describes a simple (perhaps the simplest) seismic design
method available Includes the underlying hard data to support and
explain the methods described Presents decades of work by one of
the most prolific and brilliant civil engineers in the United
States in the second half of the 20th century Drift-Driven Design
of Buildings serves as a useful guide for civil and structural
engineering students for self-study or in-class learning, as well
as instructors and practicing engineers.
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