Advances in Earthquake Engineering for Urban Risk Reduction [Hardcover]

Earthquakes affecting urban areas can lead to catastrophic situations and hazard mitigation requires preparatory measures at all levels. Structural assessment is the diagnosis of the seismic health of buildings. Assessment is the prelude to decisions about rehabilitation or even demolition. The scale of the problem in dense urban settings brings about a need for macro seismic appraisal procedures because large numbers of existing buildings do not conform to the increased requirements of new earthquake codes and specifications or have other deficiencies. It is the vulnerable buildings - liable to cause damage and loss of life - that need immediate attention and urgent appraisal in order to decide if structural rehabilitation and upgrading are feasible. Current economic, efficient and occupant-friendly rehabilitation techniques vary widely and include the application either of precast concrete panels or layers, strips and patches of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) in strategic locations. The papers in this book, many by renowned authorities in earthquake engineering, chart new and vital directions of research and application in the assessment and rehabilitation of buildings in seismic regions. While several papers discuss the probabilistic prediction and quantification of structural damage, others present approaches related with the in-situ and occupant friendly upgrading of buildings and propose both economical and practical techniques to address the problem.

FROM DUZCE TO THE CITY.- RECENT ADVANCES IN THE SEISMIC REHABILITATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUIIDINGS IN JAPAN.- CONCRETE OR FRP JACKETING OF CONCRETE COLUMNS FOR SEISMIC RETROFITTING.- IN SERVICE SEISMIC STRENGTHENING OF RC FRAMED BUILDINGS.- AN EQUIVALENT LINEARIZATION PROCEDURE FOR DISPLACEMENT-BASED SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF VULNERABLE RC BUILDINGS.- A DISPLACEMENT-BASED ADAPTIVE PUSHOVER FOR ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES.- IN DEFENCE OF ZEYTINBURNU.- AUTOMATED POST-EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE Al*