Fundamentals of earthquake-resistant construction

A concise summary of practical methods that provides insight for earthquake safety in construction is conspicuously missing from the copious literature on earthquakes. This book was conceived to fill that void. It examines and recommends procedures for earthquake resistant construction and provides rationales for their use. The contents are presented in three parts. Part One, Causes and Characteristics of Earthquakes, contains the following chapters: (1) Basics; (2) Concepts and Definitions; (3) Seismological Evaluation; (4) Geological Evaluation; (5) Forms of Ground Motions; and (6) Selecting Design Motions. Part Two, Selection of the Design Motions for Earthquakes, includes the following chapters: (7) Maps of Seismic Zones and Seismic Ground Motions; (8) Procedures for Selecting Earthquake Ground Motions; and (9) Role of Codes and Empirical Procedures. Part 3, Designs for Earthquakes, consists of the final nine chapters which are: (10) Acquisition and Evaluation of Geotechnical Data; (11) Landslides and Slope Stability; (12) Liquefaction; (13) Foundation Design; (14) Structural Design; (15) Retaining Structures; (16) Dams; (17) Construction over Active Faults; and (18) Strengthening Existing Structures. There are two appendices: (1) Definitions and (2) Intensity- and Magnitude-Related Earthquake Ground Motions. An Index is provided.