Earthquake-Resistant Design with Rubber, Second Edition

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Author : James M. Kelly
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : Base isolation technology offers a cost-effective and reliable strategy for mitigating seismic damage to structures. The effectiveness of this new technology has been demonstrated not only in laboratory research, but also in the actual response of base-isolated buildings during earthquakes. Increasingly, new and existing buildings in earthquake-prone regions throughout the world are making use of this innovative strategy. In this expanded and updated edition, the design methods and guidelines associated with seismic isolation are detailed. The main focus of the book is on isolation systems that use a damped natural rubber. Topics covered include coupled lateral-torsional response, the behavior of multilayer bearings under compression and bending, and the buckling behavior of elastomeric bearings. Also featured is a section covering the recent changes in building code requirements.

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Author : James M. Kelly
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : My involvement in the use of natural rubber as a method for the protec 1976. At that time, tion of buildings against earthquake attack began in I was working on the development of energy-dissipating devices for the same purpose and had developed and tested a device that was even tually used in a stepping-bridge structure, this being a form of partial isolation. It became clear to me that in order to use these energy devices for the earthquake protection of buildings, it would be best to combine them with an isolation system which would give them the large displace ments needed to develop sufficient hysteresis. At this appropriate point in time, I was approached by Dr. C. J. Derham, then of the Malaysian Rubber Producers' Research Association (MRPRA), who asked if I was interested in looking at the possibility of conducting shaking table tests at the Earthquake Simulator Laboratory to see to what extent natural rubber bearings could be used to protect buildings from earthquakes. Very soon after this meeting, we were able to do such a test using a 20-ton model and hand-made isolators. The eady tests were very promising. Accordingly, a further set of tests was done with a more realistic five storey model weighing 40 tons with bearings that were commercially made. In both of the test series, the isolators were used both alone and with a number of different types of energy-dissipating devices to en hance damping.

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Genre : Earthquake resistant design

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Author : W.F. Chen
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : Many important advances in designing earthquake-resistant structures have occurred over the last several years. Civil engineers need an authoritative source of information that reflects the issues that are unique to the field. Comprising chapters selected from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, Earthquake Eng

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Author : David J. Dowrick
Genre : Earthquake engineering

Summary : Market_Desc: PrimaryPractising earthquake professionals, including researchers, designers, risk advisors and managers, engineers, architects and planners.SecondaryPost-graduate engineering and architectural students, and senior under-graduate engineering and architectural students. Special Features: · Covers all topics required to carry out effective earthquake resistant design and risk reduction.· Provides valuable practical guidance for practising engineers· Discusses the new topics of the creation of low-damage structures and the spatial distribution of ground shaking near large fault ruptures· Includes numerous illustrations and pedagogical features such as tables, graphs, maps, construction details, photos, diagrams of structures, diagrams of site conditions, plots of material/structural behaviour, flow charts, response spectra and case studies· Features extensive and effective cross-referencing to facilitate further research into chosen areas About The Book: Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction, 2nd edition is based upon global research and development work over the last 50 years or more, and follows the author s series of three books Earthquake Resistant Design, 1st and 2nd editions (1977 and 1987), and Earthquake Risk Reduction (2003). Many advances have been made since the 2003 edition of Earthquake Risk Reduction, and there is every sign that this rate of progress will continue apace in the years to come. Compiled from the author s wide design and research experience in earthquake engineering and engineering seismology, this key text provides an excellent treatment of the complex multidisciplinary process of earthquake resistant design and risk reduction.

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Author : David J. Dowrick
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : This is the second edition of a book which has proved useful to large numbers of engineers and architects since it was first published.

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Author : Emilio Rosenblueth
Genre : Technology & Engineering

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