Architectural Seismic Design Recommended Teaching Material for Senior Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program by the Guidance Committee of Higher Education Civil Engineering Specialty

Author: Li Guoqiang
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Structural seismic design is an important course for civil engineering majors. The new edition of the "Code for Seismic Design of Buildings" (GB50011-2001) was implemented starting from January 1, 2002. This textbook was written based on the new code and the training requirements for civil engineering majors as specified in the new undergraduate major catalog issued by the Ministry of Education of China. The book is divided into eight chapters: Introduction—Earthquake Knowledge, Seismic Knowledge, Seismic Principles; Seismic Design of Sites and Foundations; Earthquake Response Analysis and Seismic Calculation; Seismic Design of Multistorey Masonry Structures; Seismic Design of High-rise Reinforced Concrete Structures; Seismic Design of Single-Story Industrial Buildings; Seismic Design of Base Isolation and Damping Systems. Each chapter also includes examples, exercises, and discussion questions.