Earthquake engineering is the ultimate challenge for structural engineers. This book features seismic design and retrofitting techniques for low and high rise buildings, single and multi-span bridges, dams and nuclear facilities. It also compares and contrasts various seismic resistant techniques in USA, Russia, Japan, Turkey, India, and China.

The field of earthquake engineering has become a well-recognized discipline in all seismically active areas of the world. Designed to educate new generations of earthquake engineers as well as introduce new engineering and scientific concepts to practicing structural engineers and architects, this book combines information from a variety of sources. Structural dynamics, structural analysis, and seismology are explained in plain language the part they play in the design of earthquake-resistant structures. Unique to this book are detailed discussion of topics, such as earthquake propagation, influence of local site conditions, structural response, soil-structure interaction, and seismic response of nonstructural elements. These topics are not covered in sufficient detail in other books, but are important for understanding seismic code provisions. This book is for those design engineers who wish to learn beyond simply using the codes as a guideline.