ABSTRACT

This book examines and presents essential aspects of the behavior, analysis, design and detailing of reinforced concrete buildings subjected to strong seismic activity. Seismic design is an extremely complex problem that has seen spectacular development in the last decades. The present volume tries to show how the principles and methods of earthqua

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|42 pages

Constitutive Laws

chapter 6|46 pages

Reinforced Concrete Frame Systems

chapter 7|48 pages

Structural Wall Systems

chapter 8|26 pages

Dual Systems

chapter 10|4 pages

Concluding Remarks and Recommendations