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Informationen zum Autor Amr S. Elnashai Pennsylvania State University, USALuigi Di Sarno University of Sannio, Italy Klappentext Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering: From Source to Fragility, Second Edition combines aspects of engineering seismology, structural and geotechnical earthquake engineering to assemble the vital components required for a deep understanding of the response of structures to earthquake ground motion, from the seismic source to the evaluation of actions and deformation required for design, and culminating with probabilistic fragility analysis that applies to individual as well as groups of buildings. Basic concepts accounting for the effects of soil-structure interactions in seismic design and assessment are also provided in this second edition.The nature of earthquake risk assessment is inherently multidisciplinary. While this book addresses only structural safety assessment and design, the problem is cast in its appropriate context by relating structural damage states to societal consequences and expectations, through the fundamental response quantities of stiffness, strength and ductility.This new edition includes material on the nature of earthquake sources and mechanisms, various methods for the characterisation of earthquake input motion, effects of soil-structure interaction, damage observed in reconnaissance missions, modelling of structures for the purposes of response simulation, definition of performance limit states, fragility relationships derivation, features and effects of underlying soil, structural and architectural systems for optimal seismic response, and action and deformation quantities suitable for design.Key features:* Unified and novel approach: from source to fragility* Clear conceptual framework for structural response analysis, earthquake input characterisation, modelling of soil-structure interaction and derivation of fragility functions* Theory and relevant practical applications are merged within each chapter* Contains a new chapter on the derivation of fragility* Accompanied by a website containing illustrative slides, problems with solutions and worked-through examplesFundamentals of Earthquake Engineering: From Source to Fragility, Second Edition is designed to support graduate teaching and learning, introduce practising structural and geotechnical engineers to earthquake analysis and design problems, as well as being a reference book for further studies. Zusammenfassung Combines aspects of engineering seismology, structural and geotechnical earthquake engineering to assemble the vital components required for a deep understanding of response of structures to earthquake ground motion: from the seismic source to the evaluation of actions and deformation required for design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiForeword xiiAcknowledgements xiiiIntroduction xivList of Abbreviations xixList of Symbols xxii1 Earthquake Characteristics 11.1 Causes of Earthquakes 11.1.1 Plate Tectonics Theory 11.1.2 Faulting 71.1.3 Seismic Waves 111.2 Measuring Earthquakes 171.2.1 Intensity 171.2.2 Magnitude 211.2.3 Intensity-Magnitude Relationships 261.3 Source?]to?]Site Effects 291.3.1 Directional Effects 301.3.2 Site Effects 321.3.3 Dispersion and Incoherence 351.4 Effects of Earthquakes 361.4.1 Damage to Buildings and Lifelines 391.4.2 Effects on the Ground 411.4.2.1 Surface Rupture 431.4.2.2 Settlement and Uplift 431.4.2.3 Liquefaction 441.4.2.4 Landslides 441.4.3 Human and Financial Losses 47References 512 Response of Structures 542.1 General 542.2 Conceptual Framework 552.2.1 Definitions 552.2.2 Strength?] versus Ductility?]Based Response 562.2.3 Member?] versus System?]Level Consideration 582.2.4 Nature of Seismic Effects 602.2.5 Fundamental Response Quantities 602.2.6 Social and Economic Limit States 622.3 Structural Response Characteristics 632.3.1 Stiffness...
