Advances in earthquake engineering for urban risk reduction
NATO science series: IV, Earth and environmental sciences:
The papers in this book chart new and vital directions of research and application in the assessment and rehabilitation of buildings in seismic regions. While several papers discuss the probabilistic prediction and quantification of structural damage, others present approaches related with the in-situ and occupant-friendly upgrading of buildings and propose both economical and practical techniques to address the problem.
The intended audience includes civil engineers, earthquake engineers, research engineers, academic faculty, graduate students, building officials, building contractors, municipal authorities, and disaster relief experts.