Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions, Second Edition (2nd Ed.)
Reinforced concrete (R/C) is one of the main building materials used worldwide, and an understanding of its structural performance under gravity and seismic loads, albeit complex, is crucial for the design of cost effective and safe buildings.
Concrete Buildings in Seismic Regions comprehensively covers of all the analysis and design issues related to the design of reinforced concrete buildings under seismic action. It is suitable as a reference to the structural engineer dealing with specific problems during the design process and also for undergraduate and graduate structural, concrete and earthquake engineering courses.
This revised edition provides new and significantly developed coverage of seismic isolation and passive devices, and coverage of recent code modifications as well as notes on future developments of standards. It retains an overview of structural dynamics, the analysis and design of new R/C buildings in seismic regions, post-earthquake damage evaluation, pre-earthquake assessment of buildings and retrofitting procedures, and several numerical examples.
The book outlines appropriate structural systems for many types of buildings, explores recent developments, and covers the last two decades of analysis, design, and earthquake engineering. It specifically addresses seismic demand issues and the basic issues of structural dynamics, considers the "capacity" of structural systems to withstand seismic effects in terms of strength and deformation, and highlights the assessment of existing R/C buildings under seismic action. All of the material has been developed to fit a modern seismic code and offers in-depth knowledge of the background upon which the code rules are based. It complies with European Codes of Practice for R/C buildings in seismic regions, and includes references to current American Standards for seismic design.
George G. Penelis is Emeritus Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, has served as national representative on the drafting committee for Eurocode 2, is ordinary member of Academia Pontaniana, Italy, and has published more than 250 technical papers, and is co-author of Earthquake Resistant Concrete Structures.
Gregory G. Penelis is the CEO of Penelis Consulting Engineers S.A., and has been involved in the design/review of more than 100 buildings throughout Europe. He has been involved in many research projects regarding the seismic assessment of listed and monumental buildings.
Date de parution : 06-2021
17.8x25.4 cm
Date de parution : 10-2018
17.8x25.4 cm
Mots-clés :
Tie Beams; Displacement Elastic Response Spectra; Seismic isolation; Response Spectrum; seismic actions; Design Seismic Actions; Eurocode 8; Elastic Response Spectrum; Reinforced Concrete design; Plastic Hinges; Seismic Pathology; Inter-storey Drifts; Earthquake Damage; Capacity Design Procedure; Concrete Repair; Elastic Acceleration Response Spectrum; Concrete Retrofitting; Displacement Based Design Method; Seismic Risk Management; Ductile Walls; Design Action Effects; Seismic Action; Modal Response Spectrum Analysis; FEMA; Local Ductility; Shear Wall; Capacity Curve; Multi-storey Building; Seismic Design Situation; Ductility Class; Energy Balance; Gravity Loads; Masonry Infills