Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering
This book provides an insight in advanced methods and concepts for structural analysis and design against seismic loading. The book consists of 25 chapters dealing with a wide range of timely issues in contemporary Earthquake Engineering. In brief, the to
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Computational Methods in Applied Sciences Volume 21
Series Editor E. O˜nate International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) Edificio C-1, Campus Norte UPC Gran Capit´an, s/n 08034 Barcelona, Spain [email protected] www.cimne.com
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Manolis Papadrakakis Michalis Fragiadakis Nikos D. Lagaros Editors
Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering
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Editors Manolis Papadrakakis National Technical Univ. Athens Inst. Structural Analysis & Seismic Research Iroon Polytechniou Str. 9 157 80 Athens Greece [email protected]
Nikos D. Lagaros National Technical Univ. Athens Inst. Structural Analysis & Seismic Research Iroon Polytechniou Str. 9 157 80 Athens Greece [email protected]
Michalis Fragiadakis National Technical Univ. Athens Inst. Structural Analysis & Seismic Research Iroon Polytechniou Str. 9 157 80 Athens Greece [email protected]
ISSN 1871-3033 ISBN 978-94-007-0052-9 e-ISBN 978-94-007-0053-6 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0053-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York c Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: SPi Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The book provides an insight on advanced methods and concepts for design and analysis of structures against earthquake loading. It consists of 25 chapters covering a wide range of timely issues in Earthquake Engineering. The goal of this Volume is to establish a common ground of understanding between the communities of Earth Sciences and Computational Mechanics towards mitigating future seismic losses. Due to the great social and economic consequences of earthquakes, the topic is of great scientific interest and is expected to be of valuable help to the large number of scientists and practicing engineers currently working in the field. The chapters of this Volume are extended versions of selected papers presented at the COMPDYN 2009 conference, held in the island of Rhodes, Greece, under the auspices of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECOMASS). In the introductory chapter of Lignos et al. the topic of collapse assessment of structures is discussed. The chapter presents the analytical modeling of component behaviour and structure response from the early inelastic to lateral displacements at which a structure becomes dynamically unstable. A component model that captures the important deterioration modes, typically observed in steel members, is calibrated using data
