This book succeeds in achieving the difficult balance of being relatively straightforward to follow for an engineer with limited background in the subject, whilst being very informative and engaging for more experienced readers who want to update their knowledge and skills in seismic design. Although the main focus of the book is on the behaviour, design and assessment of buildings, it also raises awareness of the wider economic and societal considerations related to earthquake resilience. The book meets the needs of a wide international audience, as there is emphasis on explaining the underlying fundamental concepts without reliance on a specific code of practice. Nonetheless, the basis and procedures of a number of international design standards are presented, discussed and compared, including those from the European, North American, Indian and Chinese seismic codes.

This book succeeds in achieving the difficult balance of being relatively straightforward to follow for an engineer with limited background in the subject, whilst being very informative and engaging for more experienced readers who want to update their knowledge and skills in seismic design. Although the main focus of the book is on the behaviour, design and assessment of buildings, it also raises awareness of the wider economic and societal considerations related to earthquake resilience. The book meets the needs of a wide international audience, as there is emphasis on explaining the underlying fundamental concepts without reliance on a specific code of practice. Nonetheless, the basis and procedures of a number of international design standards are presented, discussed and compared, including those from the European, North American, Indian and Chinese seismic codes.

This book succeeds in achieving the difficult balance of being relatively straightforward to follow for an engineer with limited background in the subject, whilst being very informative and engaging for more experienced readers who want to update their knowledge and skills in seismic design. Although the main focus of the book is on the behaviour, design and assessment of buildings, it also raises awareness of the wider economic and societal considerations related to earthquake resilience. The book meets the needs of a wide international audience, as there is emphasis on explaining the underlying fundamental concepts without reliance on a specific code of practice. Nonetheless, the basis and procedures of a number of international design standards are presented, discussed and compared, including those from the European, North American, Indian and Chinese seismic codes.