Bridge Engineering Handbook: Seismic Design

ISBN-13: 9781439852187 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 740 str.

Wai-Fah Chen; Lian Duan

Opis

Mitigating the effects of earthquakes is crucial to bridge design. This work sets forth the principles and applications of seismic deisgn, from the necessary geotechnical and dynamic analysis background to seismic isolation and energy dissipation, active control, and retrofit technology.

Spis treści

Geotechnical Earthquake Considerations. Earthquake Damage to Bridges. Dynamic Analysis. Seismic Random Response Analysis. Nonlinear Analysis. Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Bridges. Seismic Bridge Design Specifications for the United States. Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges. Seismic Design of Steel Bridges. Seismic Design of Thin-Walled Steel and CFT Piers. Seismic Design of Cable Supported Bridges. Seismic Isolation Design for Bridges. Seismic Retrofit Technology. Soil–Foundation–Structure Interaction. Seismic Design Practice in California. Seismic Design Practice in China. Seismic Design Practice in Italy. Seismic Design Practice in Japan. Index.