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Seismic design for architects [electronic resource] : outwitting the quake / Andrew Charleson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Elsevier, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 281 p. : ill., plansISBN:
  • 9780080888255 (e-book : PDF)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Earthquakes and ground shaking -- 2. How buildings resist earthquakes -- 3. Seismic design approaches -- 4. Horizontal structure -- 5. Vertical structure -- 6. Seismic design and architecture -- 7. Foundations -- 8. Horizontal configuration -- 9. Vertical configuration -- 10. Non-structural elements : those likely to cause structural damage -- 11. Other non-structural elements -- 12. Retrofitting -- 13. Professional collaboration and communication -- 14. New technologies -- 15. Urban planning -- 16. Issues in developing countries -- 17. Earthquake architecture -- 18. Summary.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Earthquakes and ground shaking -- 2. How buildings resist earthquakes -- 3. Seismic design approaches -- 4. Horizontal structure -- 5. Vertical structure -- 6. Seismic design and architecture -- 7. Foundations -- 8. Horizontal configuration -- 9. Vertical configuration -- 10. Non-structural elements : those likely to cause structural damage -- 11. Other non-structural elements -- 12. Retrofitting -- 13. Professional collaboration and communication -- 14. New technologies -- 15. Urban planning -- 16. Issues in developing countries -- 17. Earthquake architecture -- 18. Summary.

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