Reflecting the historic first European seismic code, this professional
book focuses on seismic design, assessment and retrofitting of concrete
buildings, with thorough reference to, and application of, EN-Eurocode
8. Following the publication of EN-Eurocode 8 in 2004-05, 30 countries
are now introducing this European standard for seismic design, for
application in parallel with existing national standards (till March
2010) and exclusively after that. Eurocode 8 is also expected to
influence standards in countries outside Europe, or at the least, to be
applied there for important facilities. Owing to the increasing
awareness of the threat posed by existing buildings substandard and
deficient buildings and the lack of national or international standards
for assessment and retrofitting, its impact in that field is expected to
be major.
Written by the lead person in the development of the EN-Eurocode 8, the
present handbook explains the principles and rationale of seismic design
according to modern codes and provides thorough guidance for the
conceptual seismic design of concrete buildings and their foundations.
It examines the experimental behaviour of concrete members under cyclic
loading and modelling for design and analysis purposes; it develops the
essentials of linear or nonlinear seismic analysis for the purposes of
design, assessment and retrofitting (especially using Eurocode 8); and
gives detailed guidance for modelling concrete buildings at the member
and at the system level. Moreover, readers gain access to overviews of
provisions of Eurocode 8, plus an understanding for them on the basis of
the simple models of the element behaviour presented in the book.
Also examined are the modern trends in performance- and
displacement-based seismic assessment of existing buildings, comparing
the relevant provisions of Eurocode 8 with those of new US prestandards,
and details of the most common and popular seismic retrofitting
techniques for concrete buildings and guidance for retrofitting
strategies at the system level. Comprehensive walk-through examples of
detailed design elucidate the application of Eurocode 8 to common
situations in practical design. Examples and case studies of seismic
assessment and retrofitting of a few real buildings are also presented.
From the reviews:
"This is a massive book that has no equal in the published literature,
as far as the reviewer knows. It is dense and comprehensive and leaves
nothing to chance. It is certainly taxing on the reader and the
potential user, but without it, use of Eurocode 8 will be that much more
difficult. In short, this is a must-read book for researchers and
practitioners in Europe, and of use to readers outside of Europe too.
This book will remain an indispensable backup to Eurocode 8 and its
existing Designers' Guide to EN 1998-1 and EN 1998-5 (published in
2005), for many years to come. Congratulations to the author for a very
well planned scope and contents, and for a flawless execution of the
plan". AMR S. ELNASHAI
"The book is an impressive source of information to understand the
response of reinforced concrete buildings under seismic loads with the
ultimate goal of presenting and explaining the state of the art of
seismic design. Underlying the contents of the book is the in-depth
knowledge of the author in this field and in particular his extremely
important contribution to the development of the European Design
Standard EN 1998 - Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake
resistance. However, although Eurocode 8 is at the core of the book,
many comparisons are made to other design practices, namely from the US
and from Japan, thus enriching the contents and interest of the book".
EDUARDO C. CARVALHO
