Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 Volume 2 Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering Series, Vol. 39

This book collects 4 keynote and 15 theme lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014. The conference was organized by the Turkish Earthquake Foundation - Earthquake Engineering Committee and Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency under the auspices of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) and European Seismological Commission (ESC).

The book?s nineteen state-of-the-art chapters were written by the most prominent researchers in Europe and address a comprehensive collection of topics on earthquake engineering, as well as interdisciplinary subjects such as engineering seismology and seismic risk assessment and management. Further topics include engineering seismology, geotechnical earthquake engineering, seismic performance of buildings, earthquake-resistant engineering structures, new techniques and technologies, and managing risk in seismic regions. The book also presents the First Professor Inge Lehmann Distinguished Award Lecture given by Prof. Shamita Das in honor of Prof. Dr. Inge Lehmann.

The aim of this work is to present the state-of-the art and latest practices in the fields of earthquake engineering and seismology, with Europe?s most respected researchers addressing recent and ongoing developments while also proposing innovative avenues for future research and development. Given its cutting-edge conten

Audience:
This book is of interest to civil engineers in the fields of geotechnical and structural earthquake engineering; scientists and researchers in the fields of seismology, geology and geophysics. Not only scientists, engineers and students, but also those interested in earthquake hazard assessment and mitigation will find in this book the most recent advances.

Table of contents

1. Supershear Earthquake Ruptures -- Theory, Methods, Laboratory Experiments and Fault Superhighways: An Update
Shamita Das

2. Civil Protection Achievements and Critical Issues in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research
Mauro Dolce and Daniela Di Bucci

3. Earthquake Risk Assessment: Certitudes, Fallacies, Uncertainties and the Quest for Soundness
Kyriazis Pitilakis

4. Variability and Uncertainty in Empirical Ground-Motion Prediction for Probabilistic Hazard and Risk Analyses
Peter J. Stafford

5. Seismic Code Developments for Steel and Composite Structures
Ahmed Y. Elghazouli

6. Seismic Analyses and Design of  Foundation Soil Structure Interaction
Alain Pecker

7. Performance-based Seismic Design and Assessment of Bridges
Andreas J. Kappos 

8. An Algorithm to Justify the Design of Single Story Precast Structures
H.F. Karadogan, I.E. Bal, E. Yuksel, S. Ziya Yuce, Y.Durgun, and C. Soydan

9. Developments in Seismic Design of Tall Buildings: Preliminary Design of Coupled Core Wall Systems
M. Nuray Aydınoğlu and Eren Vuran

10. Seismic Response of  Underground Lifeline Systems
Selcuk Toprak, Engin Nacaroglu, and A. Cem Koc

11. Seismic Performance of Historical Masonry Structures Through Pushover and Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses
Sergio Lagomarsino and Serena Cattari

12. Developments in Ground Motion Predictive Models and Accelerometric D

13. Towards the “Ultimate Earthquake-proof” Building: Development of an Integrated Low-damage System
Stefano Pampanin

14. Archive of Historical Earthquake Data for the European-Mediterranean Area
Andrea Rovida and Mario Locati

15. A Review and Some New Issues on the Theory of  the H/V Technique for Ambient VibrationsEnrico Lunedei and Peter Malischewsky

16. Macroseismic Intervention Group: The Necessary Field Observation
Christophe Sira 

17. Bridging the Gap Between Nonlinear Seismology as Reality and Earthquake Engineering
Gheorghe Marmureanu, Carmen-Ortanza Cioflan , Alexandru Marmureanu , Constantin Ionescu, Elena-Florinela Manea

18. The Influence of Earthquake Magnitude on Hazard Related to Induced Seismicity
Benjamin Edwards

19. On the Origin of Mega-thrust Earthquakes
Kuvvet Atakan

Focusses on the latest developments in earthquake engineering in the broadest sense

Offers contributions on highlighted issues, i.e. performance based design, bridge design and seismic isolation

Presents state-of-the-art most recent practices in the field