Protection of Built Environment Against Earthquakes - Dolšek, Matjaž.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011)
Preface,- Part I Global Earthquake Model, Seismic Hazard and Ground Motions -- 1 Global Earthquake Model: Community-Based Seismic Risk Assessment;  Helen Crowley and Rui Pinho -- 2 Frameworks for the Consideration of Ground Motion and Seismic Response Uncertainties in Seismic Performance Assessment; Brendon A. Bradley -- 3 Design Earthquakes and Conditional Hazard; Iunio Iervolino -- 4 Orientation Dependence of Earthquake Ground Motion and Structural Response; Damian N. Grant et al -- Part II Seismic Performance Assessment, Risk Analysis and Design of Structures -- 5 Some Thoughts on Methods to Compare the Seismic Performance of Alternate Structural Designs; Dimitrios Vamvatsikos -- 6 Static Versus Dynamic Methods of Analysis for Estimating Seismic Performance; Michalis Fragiadakis, Dimitrios Vamvatsikos, and Mark Aschheim -- 7 Seismic Design Modification Factors for Steel SMRFs for Uniform Collapse Safety;  Farzin Zareian, Dimitrios G. Lignos, and Helmut Krawinkler -- 8 Tools and Strategies for the Performance-Based Seismic Assessment of Masonry Buildings; Andrea Penna.-  9 Explicit Probabilistic Seismic Design of RC Structures Through an Elastic Proxy;  Paolo Franchin and Paolo Emilio Pinto.- 10 Structural Optimization: An Assessment Approach of Design Procedures Against Earthquake Hazard;  Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Nikos D. Lagaros, and Manolis Papadrakakis -- 11 Simplified Estimation of Seismic Risk for Buildings with Consideration of Structural Ageing; Daniel Celarec, Dimitrios Vamvatsikos, and Matjaž Dolšek -- 12 A Toolbox and Web Application for the Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings; Iztok Peruš et al -- 13 Recent Advances in the Seismic Analysis and Design of RC Bridges in Slovenia; Tatjana Isaković and Matej Fischinger -- 14 A Multi-Platform Simulation Alternative for the  Performance-Based Design of Interactive Soil-Bridge Systems; Anastasios Sextos -- 15 The Role of Probabilistic Methods in Evaluating the Seismic Risk of Concrete Dams; Alessio Lupoi and Carlo Callari -- Index.
Keywords: Geotechnical engineering; Civil engineering; Natural disasters; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Civil Engineering; Natural Hazards