Mario De Stefano - Böcker

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge on problems of the effects of structural irregularities on their seismic response. It also covers specific spatial and rotational seismic loads on these structures. Rapid progress in respective research on irregular structures and unconventional seismic loads requires prompt updates of the state of the art in this area. These problems are of particular interest to both researchers and practitioners because these are non-conservative effects compared with the approach of the traditional seismic design (e.g. Eurocode 8, Uniform Building Code etc.). This book will be of particular interest to researchers, PhD students and engineers dealing with design of structures under seismic excitations.

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge on problems of the effects of structural irregularities on their seismic response. This book will be of particular interest to researchers, PhD students and engineers dealing with design of structures under seismic excitations.

The topics addressed include criteria for regularity, seismic design of irregular structures, seismic assessment of irregular and complex structures, retrofit of irregular and complex structures, and soil-structure interaction for irregular and complex structures.

The topics addressed include criteria for regularity, seismic design of irregular structures, seismic assessment of irregular and complex structures, retrofit of irregular and complex structures, and soil-structure interaction for irregular and complex structures.

This volume contains papers of the 10th European Workshop on the Seismic Behaviour of Irregular and Complex Structures (10EWICS) held in Catania, Italy, in 2023.This international event provided a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas and unveiled new insights on the possibilities and challenges of irregular and complex structures under seismic actions. The topics addressed include criteria for regularity and design of buildings with structural irregularity/complexity, assessment and retrofit of buildings with structural irregularity/complexity, irregularity /complexity in high-rise buildings, historical constructions and bridges, soil-structure interaction and special cases of irregularity. Beyond an excellent number of interesting papers on these topics, this volume includes the paper of an invited lecture devoted to rocking seismic resisting systems with focus to concepts, analysis, design, and applicability to irregular buildings.The book is intented for all the community involved in the challenging task of seismic design, assessment and/or retrofit of irregular and complex structures.

This volume contains papers of the 10th European Workshop on the Seismic Behaviour of Irregular and Complex Structures (10EWICS) held in Catania, Italy, in 2023.This international event provided a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas and unveiled new insights on the possibilities and challenges of irregular and complex structures under seismic actions. The topics addressed include criteria for regularity and design of buildings with structural irregularity/complexity, assessment and retrofit of buildings with structural irregularity/complexity, irregularity /complexity in high-rise buildings, historical constructions and bridges, soil-structure interaction and special cases of irregularity. Beyond an excellent number of interesting papers on these topics, this volume includes the paper of an invited lecture devoted to rocking seismic resisting systems with focus to concepts, analysis, design, and applicability to irregular buildings.The book is intented for all the community involved in the challenging task of seismic design, assessment and/or retrofit of irregular and complex structures.

Irregular engineering structures are subjected to complicated additional loads which are often beyond conventional design models developed for traditional, simplified plane models. This book covers detailed research and recent progress in seismic engineering dealing with seismic behaviour of irregular and set-back engineering structures. Experimental results as well as special topics of modern design are discussed in detail. In addition, recent progress in seismology, wave propagation and seismic engineering, which provides novel, modern modelling of complex seismic loads, is reported. Particular emphasis is placed on the newly developed rotational, seismic ground-motion effects. This book is a continuation of an earlier monograph which appeared in the same Springer series in 2013 (http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789400753761).

This book covers detailed research and recent progress in seismic engineering dealing with seismic behaviour of irregular and set-back engineering structures. In addition, recent progress in seismology, wave propagation and seismic engineering, which provides novel, modern modelling of complex seismic loads, is reported.

Structural irregularities are one of the most frequent causes of severe damages in buildings, as evidenced by the numerous earthquakes in recent years. This issue is of particular importance, since real structures are almost all irregular. Furthermore, structural irregularities depend on several factors often very difficult to predict. This book is an essential tool for understanding the problem of structural irregularities and provides the most up-to-date review on this topic, covering the aspects of ground rotations, analysis, design, control and monitoring of irregular structures. It includes 24 contributions from authors of 13 countries, giving a complete and international view of the problem.