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Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction, 2nd Edition

Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction, 2nd Edition, was compiled from the author's wide design and research experience in earthquake engineering and engineering seismology, and provides an excellent treatment of the complex multidisciplinary process of earthquake resistant design and risk reduction.

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Author: Dr David J Dowrick
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 548

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Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction, 2nd edition, is based upon global research and development work over the last 50 years or more, and follows the author's series of three books Earthquake Resistant Design, 1st and 2nd editions (1977 and 1987), and Earthquake Risk Reduction (2003). Many advances have been made since the 2003 edition of Earthquake Risk Reduction, and there is every sign that this rate of progress will continue apace in the years to come. Compiled from the author's wide design and research experience in earthquake engineering and engineering seismology, this key text provides an excellent treatment of the complex multidisciplinary process of earthquake resistant design and risk reduction.

New topics include the creation of low-damage structures and the spatial distribution of ground shaking near large fault ruptures. Sections on guidance for developing countries, response of buildings to differential settlement in liquefaction, performance-based and displacement-based design and the architectural aspects of earthquake resistant design are heavily revised.

This book:

Outlines individual national weaknesses that contribute to earthquake risk to people and property.
Calculates the seismic response of soils and structures, using the structural continuum "Subsoil – Substructure – Superstructure – Non–structure."
Evaluates the effectiveness of given design and construction procedures for reducing casualties and financial losses.
Provides guidance on the key issue of choice of structural form.
Presents earthquake resistant design methods for the main four structural materials – steel, concrete, reinforced masonry and timber – as well as for services equipment, plant and non-structural architectural components.
Contains a chapter devoted to problems involved in improving (retrofitting) the existing built environment.

This book is an invaluable reference and guiding tool to practising civil and structural engineers and architects, researchers and postgraduate students in earthquake engineering and engineering seismology, local governments and risk management officials.

From the Preface
This book is intended to help professionals of a wide range of disciplines in their attempts to reduce the social and economic risks of earthquakes. Earthquake risk reduction involves so many issues in planning, design, regulation, quality control and risk assessment, that it is difficult for any individual to gain a full perspective on the issue, or for any society to move forward in the quest at the desired speed.

The principal objectives are to:

discuss the chief aspects of earthquake risk and their evaluation;
present methods of reducing or managing a range of earthquake risks;
give guidance on topics where no generally accepted method is currently available;
suggest procedures to be adopted in earthquake regions having no official zoning or lateral force regulations; and
indicate some of the more important specialist literature.

The general principles of this book apply to the whole built environment, while the more detailed sections relate to selected aspects of it. Whereas an attempt has been made to provide guidance on most of the more important issues, the coverage cannot be exhaustive in a single book.

The author published the predecessor to this book, under the title Earthquake Risk Reduction, in 2003. However because of the popularity of the previous title Earthquake Resistant Design, a new title combining the titles of my 1977, 1987 and 2003 books has been chosen for the present edition. In the six years or so since writing the 2003 edition, much progress has continued to be made in understanding earthquakes and in how to build more safely. In some areas of study great developments have occurred, such as in various aspects of seismic hazard, hazard analysis, Damage Avoidance Design and retrofitting techniques. However, one of the great difficulties for the designers of earthquake resistant property arises simply from the enormous volume of literature being produced on each of the many specialisms within the overall subject area. Hopefully, this book will help some of us to find our way better through this maze.

This book was written mainly, but not only, from the standpoint of designers trying to keep a broad perspective on the total process, starting from the nature of the loading through to the details of construction. To this end, the successful overall format of my previous book has been retained, with the introduction of some new topics. I have attempted to give the book as international a flavour as possible, although I have inevitably drawn more heavily on information from the literature that I know best.

To reduce earthquake risk worldwide our greatest needs are (1) retrofitting of much existing infrastructure, (2) to speed up the currently promising development of the new generation of economical low damage infrastructure (Damage Avoidance Design), (3) to avoid building in high hazard zones, (4) to improve quality control of construction, (5) to improve collaboration between engineers and architects, and (6) develop simpler methods of analysis and detailing rules.

About the Author
David Dowrick BE (Civil), DEng, FIPENZ, FNZSEE graduated as a Civil Engineer from Auckland University in 1958, and was awarded a Doctorate of Engineering in 2003. He has worked both in consulting engineering and in earthquake research, based in London and New Zealand. He now works part-time on earthquake research from his home in Tauranga, where he is also involved in four non-engineering committees. Major engineering design projects include the Sydney Opera House roof, restoration of York Minster and the Ohaaki power station cooling tower in New Zealand. In addition, he has advised the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on a variety of conservation projects. Dr Dowrick is the author of over 70 publicatiops, including four editions of books on earthquake engineering. He has received five awards, four for earthquake engineering papers plus the Institution of Civil Engineers' Telford Gold Medal for his paper on York Minster. He has been made a life member of the NZ Society for Earthquake Engineering.

Table of Contents
Preface. About the Author. Chapter 1: Earthquake Risk Reduction. Chapter 2: The Nature of Earthquakes. Chapter 3: Determination of Site Characteristics. Chapter 4: Seismic Hazard Assessment. Chapter 5: Seismic Response of Soils and Structures. Chapter 6: Earthquake Vulnerability of the Built Environment. Chapter 7: Earthquake Risk Modelling and Management. Chapter 8: The Design and Construction Process – Choice of Form and Materials. Chapter 9: Seismic Design of Foundations and Soil-Retaining Structures. Chapter 10: Design and Detailing of New Structures for Earthquake Ground Shaking. Chapter 11: Earthquake Resistance of Services, Equipment and Plant. Chapter 12: Architectural Design and Detailing for Earthquake Resistance. Chapter 13: Retrofitting. Appendix A: Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (NZ8). Appendix B: Structural Steel Standards for Earthquake Resistant Structures. Index.

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