Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures

Author: Paulay et al. (New Zealand)
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Publish Date: 1999-06-01
Features: This book introduces how to achieve sufficient ductility deformation capacity in reinforced concrete and masonry structure systems to form feasible plastic mechanisms that meet the seismic response of structures under earthquake actions. Based on this concept, a quantitative "capacity design method" is proposed for seismic design.