Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering written by Takaji Kokusho and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents current developments in performance-based design (PBD) in earthquake geotechnical engineering, including various case histories, numerical methods, soil investigations and engineering practice. Special attention is paid to the 2008 Wenchuan Sichuan earthquake in China, performance evaluations, the role of soil investigations, criteria/design codes, and the performance and future perspectives of PBD. The information in this book will be of particular interest to researchers in earthquake geotechnical engineering, and practicing geotechnical and structural engineers.