This book collects 5 keynote and 15 topic lectures presented at the 2nd
European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES),
held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014. The conference was
organized by the Turkish Earthquake Foundation - Earthquake Engineering
Committee and Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management
Presidency under the auspices of the European Association for Earthquake
Engineering (EAEE) and European Seismological Commission (ESC).
The book's twenty state-of-the-art papers were written by the most
prominent researchers in Europe and address a comprehensive collection
of topics on earthquake engineering, as well as interdisciplinary
subjects such as engineering seismology and seismic risk assessment and
management. Further topics include engineering seismology, geotechnical
earthquake engineering, seismic performance of buildings,
earthquake-resistant engineering structures, new techniques and
technologies and managing risk in seismic regions. The book also
presents the Third Ambraseys Distinguished Award Lecture given by Prof.
Robin Spence in honor of Prof. Nicholas N. Ambraseys.
The aim of this work is to present the state-of-the art and latest
practices in the fields of earthquake engineering and seismology, with
Europe's most respected researchers addressing recent and ongoing
developments while also proposing innovative avenues for future research
and development. Given its cutting-edge content and broad spectrum of
topics, the book offers a unique reference guide for researchers in
these fields.
Audience:
This book is of interest to civil engineers in the fields of
geotechnical and structural earthquake engineering; scientists and
researchers in the fields of seismology, geology and geophysics. Not
only scientists, engineers and students, but also those interested in
earthquake hazard assessment and mitigation will find in this book the
most recent advances.
