Analysis of Small Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Earthquake Forces
Analysis of Small Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Earthquake Forces

Author: Portland Cement Association

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13:

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"Less personal and monetary risk due to earthquakes is involved in individual small buildings than in taller and more monumental structures. There is, however, a great preponderance of small buildings, which makes the total risk assume tremendous importance. Correctly designed schools, apartments, office buildings and other large structures have performed well in recent earthquakes. The attention of architects and engineers has long been directed toward the solution of the problem of making such buildings earthquake resistant, and the results are gratifying. In general, the same principles of design and construction involved in making large buildings resistant to earthquakes are applicable to the small store, garage or house. A rigorous analysis is not always necessary and certain assumptions can safely be made to simplify the design procedure. In this booklet rational recommendations for design and suggestions pertaining to construction are presented that will ensure safe, economical small buildings. Typical examples are worked out in detail to illustrate design principles."--Title page verso.

Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Author: Jack Moehle

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2014-10-06

Total Pages: 783

ISBN-13: 0071839453

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Complete coverage of earthquake-resistant concrete building design Written by a renowned seismic engineering expert, this authoritative resource discusses the theory and practice for the design and evaluation of earthquakeresisting reinforced concrete buildings. The book addresses the behavior of reinforced concrete materials, components, and systems subjected to routine and extreme loads, with an emphasis on response to earthquake loading. Design methods, both at a basic level as required by current building codes and at an advanced level needed for special problems such as seismic performance assessment, are described. Data and models useful for analyzing reinforced concrete structures as well as numerous illustrations, tables, and equations are included in this detailed reference. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings covers: Seismic design and performance verification Steel reinforcement Concrete Confined concrete Axially loaded members Moment and axial force Shear in beams, columns, and walls Development and anchorage Beam-column connections Slab-column and slab-wall connections Seismic design overview Special moment frames Special structural walls Gravity framing Diaphragms and collectors Foundations

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Publisher: Delene Kvasnicka

Published:

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13:

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Guidelines for Design of Low-Rise Buildings Subjected to Lateral Forces
Guidelines for Design of Low-Rise Buildings Subjected to Lateral Forces

Author: Ajaya Kumar Gupta

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-11-25

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1000142493

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Guidelines for Design of Low-Rise Buildings Subjected to Lateral Forces is a concise guide that identifies performance issues, concerns, and research needs associated with low-rise buildings. The book begins with an introduction that discusses special problems with low-rise buildings subjected to wind and earthquakes. Chapter 2 examines probabilistic methods and their use in evaluating risks from natural hazards. It also addresses the characteristics of wind and seismic forces and levels of risk implied by building codes. Wind forces are covered in more detail in Chapter 3, with discussions of wind force concepts and wind-structure interactions. Chapter 4 is devoted to earthquake forces and traces the development of building codes for earthquake resistant design. Chapter 5 describes the main framing systems used to resist lateral forces and discusses the code requirements for drift control. The designs and requirements for connections between building elements are addressed in Chapter 6. It includes examples along with several illustrations of suitable connections. The performance of non-structural elements during wind and earthquake forces is also examined in detail. This book serves as an important reference for civil engineers, construction engineers, architects, and anyone concerned with structural codes and standards. It is an excellent guide that can be used to supplement design recommendations and provide a design basis where there are no current requirements.

Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Seismic Performance
Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Seismic Performance

Author: Mark Aschheim

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-04-05

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 148226692X

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The costs of inadequate earthquake engineering are huge, especially for reinforced concrete buildings. This book presents the principles of earthquake-resistant structural engineering, and uses the latest tools and techniques to give practical design guidance to address single or multiple seismic performance levels. It presents an elegant, simple and theoretically coherent design framework. Required strength is determined on the basis of an estimated yield displacement and desired limits of system ductility and drift demands. A simple deterministic approach is presented along with its elaboration into a probabilistic treatment that allows for design to limit annual probabilities of failure. The design method allows the seismic force resisting system to be designed on the basis of elastic analysis results, while nonlinear analysis is used for performance verification. Detailing requirements of ACI 318 and Eurocode 8 are presented. Students will benefit from the coverage of seismology, structural dynamics, reinforced concrete, and capacity design approaches, which allows the book to be used as a foundation text in earthquake engineering.