Advanced Design Examples of Seismic Retrofit of Structures

by Mohammad Yekrangnia

Overview

Advanced Design Examples of Seismic Retrofit of Structures provides insights on the problems associated with the seismic retrofitting of existing structures. The authors present various international case studies of seismic retrofitting projects and the different possible strategies on how to handle complex problems encountered. Users will find tactics on a variety of problems that are commonly faced, including problems faced by engineers and authorities who have little or no experience in the practice of seismic retrofitting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780081025345
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/14/2018
Pages:	484
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mohammad Yekrangnia, is a faculty member of Civil Engineering Department, Shahid Rajaee University. Since 2008, he has been a senior technical advisor at the retrofit office of the Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of Iran (DRES). He was a Visiting Fellow at The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), UC Berkeley, CA, USA. He co-authored two books and published over 50 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals and conferences. Also, he contributed in publishing more than 10 international and national reports and had a major role in development of several national standards and instructions. His research interests include seismic retrofit of buildings, masonry buildings, seismic risk analysis, infilled frames, and historic buildings. He specialized in advanced numerical modelling of structures and also various types of laboratory and in-situ testing methods.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Example of a Two-story Unreinforced Masonry School Building
3. Example of a Steel Moment-resisting Frame with Masonry Infill Walls
4. Example of a Reinforced Concrete Frame
5. Examples of Rehabilitation of Historical Structures
6. Examples of Non-engineered Buildings

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Provides insights and further tactics on seismic retrofitting projects from various regions around the world