Seismic resistant building design

Author: Zhu Yingjie
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is a planned teaching material for universities in the 21st century, written according to China's "Code for Seismic Design of Buildings" (GB50011—2001). It primarily elaborates on the basic principles and methods of seismic design for buildings. The book consists of eight chapters, covering main topics such as: Introduction to Seismic Design of Buildings; Building Sites, Foundations, and Subgrades; Principles of Seismic Calculation for Buildings; Seismic Design of Multistorey and High-rise Reinforced Concrete Structures; Seismic Design of Multistorey Masonry Structures; Seismic Design of Multistorey and High-rise Steel Structures; Seismic Design of Single-story Industrial Buildings; Seismic Design of Building Isolation and Damping Systems. This book can be used as a textbook for civil engineering majors in universities and also serves as a reference for technical personnel engaged in engineering structural design and construction.