Earthquake engineering in Europe

Geotechnical, geological and earthquake engineering, vol. 17:

This book aims to present the current state of knowledge and engineering practice, addressing recent and ongoing developments while also projecting innovative ideas for future research and development. It is organized in twenty one state-of-the-art papers providing a very comprehensive collection of topics on earthquake engineering, as well as interdisciplinary subjects such as engineering seismology and seismic risk assessment and management. Engineering seismology, geotechnical earthquake engineering, seismic performance of buildings, earthquake resistant engineering structures, new techniques and technologies and managing risk in seismic regions are all among the different topics covered in this book.

The book includes an article by Sálvano Briceño entitled 'Investing today for a safer future: how the Hyogo Framework for Action can contribute to reducing deaths during earthquakes,' providing a brief review of the progress made in the 5 years since implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It also explains the importance of the Hyogo Framework as the appropriate policy guidance tool for reducing risk and vulnerability to natural hazards or disaster risk reduction (DRR).

This book contains 9 invited keynote and 12 theme lectures presented at the 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE) held in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, from August 30 to September 3, 2010. The conference was organized by the Macedonian Association for Earthquake Engineering (MAEE), under the auspices of European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE).