Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures - Shashikant K. Duggal (Second Edition)

1. Description

About the Book This book introduces and explains all aspects of earthquake-resistant design of structures. Designed as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of civil engineering, practising engineers and architects will also find the book equally useful. It has been assumed that the reader is well acquainted with structural analysis, structural dynamics, and structural design.

2. Contents of the book:

Detailed Contents
1. Earthquakes and Ground Motion
2. Dynamics of Structures and Seismic Response
3. Dynamics of Soils and Seismic Response
4. Conceptual Design
5. Code-based Analysis Method and Design Approaches
6. Masonry Buildings
7. Timber Buildings
8. Reinforced Concrete Buildings
9. Steel Buildings
10. Non-structural Elements
11. Bhuj Earthquake 2001: A Case Study
Appendices
I. Seismic Zones in India
II. Some Significant Earthquakes in India
III. Zone Factor for Some Important Towns in India
IV. Definitions of Irregular Buildings—Plan Irregularities
V. Definitions of Irregular Buildings—Vertical Irregularities
VI. Determination of Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes
VII. Horizontal Seismic Coefficient (o)
VIII. Importance Factor (I) 489
IX. Soil-foundation Factor ()
X. Second-order Effects (P- Effects)
XI. Bauschinger Effect

3. Technical Data of the book

Number of Pages: 540 págs.
language: English
Format: pdf
Weight: 15 MB

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