Seismic Identification and Strengthening of Buildings (Brief Series Album of Civil Engineering)

Author: Zhang Jingshu (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is based on the "Seismic Safety Assessment Standard for Buildings" (GB50023—95), the "Technical Specification for Seismic Retrofit of Buildings" (JGJ116—98), other current codes and standards, and the "Handbook of Seismic Safety Assessment and Retrofit of Buildings," and is written with the principles of practicality, foresight, and conciseness in mind. It introduces seismic safety assessment and retrofitting techniques for buildings. The book provides a detailed explanation of seismic safety assessment and retrofitting methods for common structures such as masonry structures, reinforced concrete frame and rafter structures, single-story brick column workshops, and open-plan buildings. It also includes some currently less widely used but reliable and promising technologies, such as energy dissipation and seismic isolation technology, seismic performance design, structural durability assessment, and non-destructive testing techniques. The book proposes solutions to challenging issues in seismic safety assessment and retrofitting, such as mastering the scale of assessment and retrofitting, addressing durability and fireproofing issues, and retrofitting seismic joints and beam-column joints. Additionally, the book includes engineering case studies of seismic safety assessment and retrofitting, enabling direct application in practical engineering projects and allowing readers to gain a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of seismic safety assessment and retrofitting techniques. This book serves as a concise and practical reference for seismic safety assessment and retrofitting techniques, suitable for civil engineering structure designers, constructors, supervisors, researchers, and management personnel, as well as students and faculty in civil engineering programs at universities and colleges.