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Seismic Retrofit of Buildings: Portal Frames, Performance-Based Plastic Design, and Detailing Techniques explores the latest advancements and materials revolutionizing structural engineering, focusing on prefabricated, moment-resisting steel portal frames. The book introduces readers to performance-based plastic design, providing a foundation for mastering solutions that enhance building safety during major earthquakes. By emphasizing approaches that combine cost-effectiveness with practical resilience, it equips both students and professionals with essential knowledge to address the challenges posed by seismic events, helping ensure that structures are better prepared to withstand life-threatening ground motions while remaining economically viable.
In addition to technical insights, this reference covers rehabilitation strategies, specialized construction techniques, and considerations for aesthetic and functional detailing. It features construction drawings, real-life project photos, and practice-driven advice, creating a comprehensive resource for both academic and industry audiences. The book also examines the impact of moderate to severe earthquakes, highlighting the risks to buildings and foundations, and the importance of effective retrofitting to minimize damage and facilitate rescue and recovery operations.
List of contents
1. Inserting portal frames
2. Plastic behavior of beams
3. Collapse of beams and portal frames
4. Pushover and time history analyses of portal frames
5. Detailing techniques
6. Installation and architectural points of portal frames
7. Initial construction drawings
About the author
Moosa Mazloom is a Full Professor and the Dean of the School of Civil Engineering at Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (Iran). He received his PhD under the joint supervision of Prof. J.J. Brooks from the University of Leeds (UK) and Prof. A.A. Ramezanianpour from the Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran). For 18 years, he has been Director-in-Charge of the Technology of Education Journal, a quarterly open-access publication affiliated with Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University that has gained a scientific rank ’A’ from the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the 2024 list released by Stanford University, Prof. Mazloom was ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in his field throughout the entirety of his career. With Elsevier, he has already published one other research reference title: Construction of Earthquake-Resistant Concrete and Steel Structures (ISBN: 9780443136634) and Concrete Fracture Mechanics (ISBN: 9780443292361).
