Seismic design
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Seismic design rests on authorized engineering procedures, principles and criteria meant to design or retrofit structures subject to earthquake exposure [1]. Those criteria are consistent just with the contemporary state of the knowledge about building structures [2].Therefore, the building design which blindly follows some seismic code regulations does not guarantee safety against collapse or serious damage [3].
The price of poor seismic design may be enormous. Nevertheless, seismic design has always been a trial and error process no matter it was based upon physical laws or empirical knowledge.
Notess [change]
- ↑ Lindeburg, Michael R.; Baradar, Majid (2001). Seismic Design of Building Structures. Professional Publications. ISBN 978-0-943198-23-1.
- ↑ Housner, George W.; Jennings, Paul C. (1982). Earthquake Design Criteria. EERI. ISBN 978-1-888577-52-5.
- ↑ Earthquake-Resistant Construction
