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Informationen zum Autor Professor Patrick J. Dowling CBE, DL, DSc, FIStructE, Hon MRIA, FIAE, FREng, FRS Chairman, British Association for the Advancement of Science Emeritus Professor and Retired Vice Chancellor, University of Surrey. Klappentext "There are many books on earthquake engineering, but few are of direct use to the practising structural designer. This one, however, offers a new perspective, putting emphasis on the practical aspects of quantifying seismic loading, and explaining the importance of geotechnical effects during a major seismic event in readily understandable terms. The author has succeeded in marrying important seismological considerations with structural engineering practice, and this long-awaited book will find ready acceptance in the profession." -- Professor Patrick J. Dowling CBE, DL, DSc, FIStructE, Hon MRIA, FIAE, FREng, FRS Chairman, British Association for the Advancement of Science Emeritus Professor and Retired Vice Chancellor, University of Surrey This book provides a practical guide to the basic essentials of earthquake engineering with a focus on seismic loading and structural design. Benefiting from the author's extensive career in structural and earthquake engineering, dynamic analysis and lecturing, it is written from an industry perspective at a level suitable for graduate students. Fundamentals of Seismic Loading on Structures is organised into four major sections: introduction to earthquakes and related engineering problems, analysis, seismic loading, and design concepts. From a practical perspective, reviews linear and non-linear behaviour, introduces concepts of uniform hazard spectra, discusses loading provisions in design codes and examines soil-structure interaction issues, allowing the reader to quickly identify and implement information in a working environment. Discusses probabilistic methods that are widely employed in the assessment of seismic hazard, illustrating the use of Monte Carlo simulation with a number of worked examples. Summarises the latest developments in the field such as performance-based seismic engineering and advances in liquefaction research. Zusammenfassung This book provides a practical guide to the basic essentials of earthquake engineering with a focus on seismic loading and structural design. The text covers four major sections: introduction to earthquakes and related engineering problems; analysis; seismic loading; and design concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv Acknowledgements xvii 1 Introduction to Earthquakes 1 1.1 A Historical Perspective 1 1.2 The Nature of Earthquakes 8 1.3 Plate Tectonics 9 1.4 Focus and Epicentre 14 1.5 Seismic Waves 14 1.6 Seismometers 17 1.7 Magnitude and Intensity 22 1.8 Reid's Elastic Rebound Theory 27 1.9 Significant Milestones in Earthquake Engineering 27 1.10 Seismic Tomography 28 1.11 References 32 2 Single Degree of Freedom Systems 35 2.1 Introduction 35 2.2 Free Vibration 38 2.3 Periodic Forcing Function 42 2.4 Arbitrary Forcing Function 49 2.5 References 53 3 Systems with Many Degrees of Freedom 55 3.1 Introduction 55 3.2 Lumped Parameter Systems with Two Degrees of Freedom 55 3.3 Lumped Parameter Systems with more than Two Degrees of Freedom 56 3.4 Mode Superposition 65 3.5 Damping Orthogonality 67 3.6 Non-linear Dynamic Analysis 68 3.7 References 73 4 Basics of Random Vibrations 75 4.1 Introduction 75 4.2 Concepts of Probability 76 4.3 Harmonic Analysis 85 4.4 Numerical Integration Scheme for Frequency Content 91 4.5 A Worked Example (Erzincan, 1992) 92 4.6 References 95 5 Ground Motion Characteristics 97 5.1 Ch...
