Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics in memory of Ragnar Sigbjörnsson: : selected topics /: selected topics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rajesh Rupakhety, Símon Ólafsson, editors.
• Editors: Rupakhety, Rajesh; Olafsson, Simon
• Other Names: Ragnar Sigbjörnsson honouree.; International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
• Contents: 1. Full-Scale Measurement and Analysis of Wind-Induced Vibrations of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge in Complex Terrain -- 2. Challenges in Modelling the Seismic Response of RC Walls -- 3. Synergies and Conflicts Between Seismic Design and Design for Other Extreme Actions -- 4. Seismic Capacity Reduction Factors for RC Beams and Columns -- 5. Inherent Damping in Nonlinear Time-History Analyses -- 6. Initial Wave Height and Total Energy of Landslide Generated Tsunamis from Translatory Wave Theory -- 7. Genealogy of Performance Based Seismic Design -- 8. On Stochastic Dynamic Second-Order Response Analysis of Marine Bridges -- 9. Critical Response of Elastic-Plastic Structures to Near-Fault Ground Motions and Its Application to Base-Isolated Building Structures -- 10. A Simplified Approach for Site Specific Design Spectrum -- 11. Dry "Mortar Free" Infill Panels for Sustainable Architecture in High-Seismicity Areas -- 12. Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Monitoring in Iceland -- 13. UPStrat-MAFA Project -- 14. The MASW Method for Site Response Evaluation and Its Practical Applications -- 15. Strain Velocity Rate and Its Analysis in Iceland Based on GPS Data -- 16. Seismic Fragility of Low Rise Residential Buildings in South Iceland -- 17. Three-Dimensional Characteristics of Ground Motion in the Near-Fault Area -- 18. Rotation-Invariant Measures of Earthquake Ground Motion -- 19. System Identification of a Typical Residential Building in Kathmandu Using Aftershocks of the 2015 Gorkha Nepal Earthquakes and Triggered Noise -- 20. Ground Motion Prediction Model for Iceland Based on Theoretical Source Spectra -- 21. Source Parameters of the Recent Earthquakes in South Iceland and Their Use in Ground Motion Simulation Models.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 624.1/762; Earth sciences; Earthquake engineering -- Congresses; Structural dynamics -- Congresses; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General; Earthquake engineering; Structural dynamics; Nature -- Natural Disasters; Science -- Mechanics -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Mechanical; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Natural disasters; Mechanical engineering; Dynamics & vibration; Building construction & materials; Geology; Mechanical engineering; Vibration; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Economic geology; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319620992; 3319620991
• Related ISBNs: 9783319620985
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 19, 2017)
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