Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings

ISBN-10: 0727729470
ISBN-13: 9780727729477
Category: Technology & Engineering / Civil / General
Pages: 284
Language: English
Published: 2006
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Authors: David Key, Edmund D. Booth

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- Foreword by Professor Robin Spence - 1 The lessons from earthquake damage 1.1 Damage studies 1.2 Ground behaviour 1.3 Structural collapse 1.4 Important categories of damage 1.5 Reinforced concrete 1.6 Structural steelwork 1.7 Masonry 1.8 Timber 1.9 Foundations 1.10 Non-structural elements 1.11 Bibliography - Ground motion 2.1 Primary and secondary sources of earthquake damage 2.2 Earthquake basics 2.3 Earthquake probability and return periods 2.4 Performance objectives under earthquake loading 2.5 Representation of ground motion 2.6 Site effects 2.7 Quantifying the risk from earthquakes 2.8 Design earthquake motions 2.9 References - The calculation of structural response 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Basic principles of seismic analysis 3.3 Linear elastic forms of seismic analysis 3.4 Non-linear analysis 3.5 Analysis for capacity design 3.6 Analysis of building structures 3.7 References - Analysis of soils and soil-structure interaction 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Soil properties for seismic design 4.3 Liquefaction 4.4 Site-specific seismic hazards 4.5 Soil-structure interaction 4.6 References - Conceptual design 5.1 Design objectives 5.2 Anatomy of a building 5.3 Planning considerations 5.4 Structural systems 5.5 Cost of providing seismic resistance 5.6 References - Seismic codes of practice 6.1 Role of seismic codes in design 6.2 Development of codes 6.3 Philosophy of design 6.4 Code requirements for analysis 6.5 Code requirements for strength 6.6 Code requirements for deflection 6.7 Load combinations 6.8 Code requirements for detailing 6.9 Code requirements for foundations 6.10 Code requirements for non-structural elements and building contents 6.11 Other considerations 6.12 References - Foundations 7.1 Design objectives 7.2 'Capacity design' considerations for foundations 7.3 Safety factors for seismic design of foundations 7.4 Pad and strip foundations 7.5 Raft foundations 7.6 Piled foundations 7.7 Retaining structures 7.8 Design in the presence of liquefiable soils 7.9 References - Reinforced concrete design 8.1 Lessons from earthquake damage 8.2 Behaviour of reinforced concrete under cyclic loading 8.3 Material specification 8.4 Analysis of reinforced concrete structures 8.5 Design of concrete building structures 8.6 Design levels of ductility 8.7 Design of reinforced concrete frames 8.8 Shear walls 8.9 Concrete floor and roof diaphragms 8.10 Unbonded prestressed construction 8.11 References - Steelwork design 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Lessons learned from earthquake damage 9.3 The behaviour of steelwork members under cyclic loading 9.4 Materials specification 9.5 Analysis of steelwork structures 9.6 Design of steel building structures 9.7 Design levels of ductility 9.8 Concentrically braced frames (CBFs) 9.9 Eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) 9.10 Moment-resisting frames 9.11 Steel-concrete composite structures 9.12 References - Masonry 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Forms of masonry construction and their performance in earthquakes 10.3 Designing masonry for seismic resistance 10.4 Analysis of masonry structures 10.5 Simple rules for masonry buildings 10.6 References - Timber 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Characteristics of timber as a seismic-resisting building material 11.3 The lessons from earthquake damage 11.4 Design of timber structures 11.5 References - Building contents and cladding 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Analysis and design of non-structural elements for seismic resistance 12.3 Electrical, mechanical and other equipment 12.4 Vertical and horizontal services 12.5 Cladding 12.6 References - Se

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