Design for Earthquakes

JAMES AMBROSE is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.

• BASIC CONSIDERATIONS. Earthquakes and Their Effects. Seismic Response of Buildings and Sites. Design for Structural Response. Design for General Building Response. Retrofit and Repair. Mitigation of Seismic Effects. Special Problems. Special Design Cases. Special Design Issues. EXAMPLE DESIGN CASES. Single Family Residence, Wood Frame. Single-Story Commercial Building. Low-Rise Multi-Unit Building. Low-Rise Office Building. Concrete Frame Apartment Building. Warehouse, Single Story, Large Bays. Sloping Sites. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.