Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures at Multiple Scales: From Single Buildings to Large-Scale Assessment

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures at Multiple Scales: From Single Buildings to Large-Scale Assessment is a comprehensive book that provides an integrated platform for studying the seismic vulnerability of civil engineering structures. It outlines effective risk mitigation, response, and recovery strategies using outputs from different scales and layers of assessment, highlighting advances in earthquake engineering research.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 394 pages
Publication date: 07 December 2021
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures at Multiple Scales: From Single Buildings to Large-Scale Assessment is a comprehensive and multifaceted platform that facilitates fundamental and applied research on the seismic vulnerability assessment of civil engineering structures, encompassing a wide range of building types and materials. This book showcases the utilization of diverse outputs derived from various scales and layers of assessment, ranging from individual buildings to urban areas, to develop and implement effective risk mitigation, response, and recovery strategies. Furthermore, it emphasizes the significant advancements in earthquake engineering research that have been made possible by the emergence of new technologies and techniques. The diverse range of construction and structural systems associated with the complex behavior of materials poses significant challenges to the application of current codes and building standards to the existing building stock. Consequently, this book serves as a valuable guide for new construction standards and practices.

Weight: 638g
Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780128240717