Earthquake resistant construction and design II, volume 2

S.A. Savidis, Technical University, Berlin, Germany.

• Volume 2: 5 Seismic isolation; Seismic design of base isolated structures; Seismic base isolation of civil and industrial structures; Experimental verification of the seismic effectiveness of TMDs with viscoelastic materials; Seismic response control in base isolated systems using tuned mass dampers; Effects of design level on dynamic behaviour of multistory base isolated structures; Vibration absorbers for tower structures and high buildings; A comparative study on the base-isolation systems for the spent fuel storage pool; Seismic isolation of the equipment-structure systems by resilient-friction devices; An automatic monitoring system for on-line evaluation of the working and efficiency of seismic isolation techniques; Report on seismic retrofit of St. Peter Church in Frigento through base isolation; Earthquake response of bridge pier retrofitted with seismic isolators ; Isolation of a structure lying on an elastic foundation to earthquake vibrations; Experiments to investigate the reduction of soil wave amplitudes using a built in block; 6 Analysis and design o f structures and structural components; Eurocode; Seismic safety analyses of reinforced concrete high-rise buildings; An approach to the quantitative estimation of the degree of (irregularity in elastoplastic structures; On combining modes under non uniform ground motion; A linear complementarity approach for the seismic frictional interaction-impact problem of adjacent buildings under P-Delta effects ; Seismic analysis of braced tube-in-tube buildings 677; R. Rosman; A comparative study of dynamic models of multi-storey buildings; Earthquake-resistant design of R/C buildings with irregularities in elevation; A method to estimate the behavior of high-rise RC frame buildings during earthquakes; Investigation on the behaviour of R/C frames with first story reduced strength subjected to seismic excitations; Inelastic analysis of flexible base torsionally coupled system to an ensemble of random ground motion ; Innovative system for earthquake-resistant buildings: The Flexible High-Damping Multi-Joint System (FHDMJ); Ductility demands of shear-wall and core eccentric structures; A finite element for bond: Application to R/C beam-column joints subjected to cyclic reversed loads; Recent developments in the seismic performance of connections in precast concrete buildings; Investigation of lateral displacement and joint width with respect to the stability of structural elements in earthquake resisting concrete structure; Seismic design of concrete walls coupled by ductile link beams; Seismic behaviour of semi-rigid composite frames; Design of an eccentrically-braced test frame with vertical shear links; Prediction of dissipation energy for semi-rigid beam-to-column connections; Seismic resistant performance of steel beam-column moment joints; Inelastic behavior of supplemental steel damping devices; Behavior of initially buckled rectangular plates to random excitation using two modes; Seismic analysis of tower structures foundations; Free vibrations of stepped beams on elastic foundation with elastic ends; Steel jackets for seismic strengthening of R/C columns; Strengthening of RC columns by lateral tensioning; Seismic strengthening of a ten story steel framed hospital; Quick and low cost seismic assessment and retrofitting planning for masonry buildings; Use of mathematical programming in earthquake analysis; Instructions for the design and use of seismic devices for structures in seismic zones; Seismic behaviour evaluation of R/C buildings designed to the Eurocode 8; Design of reinforced concrete walls; Ductility design of reinforced concrete members; 1 Experimental methods for structures System identification; Analysis and PSD testing of a full-scale R/C frame designed according to EC8; Ambient vibration investigation of the Bogazici Suspension Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey; PSD testing of bridges - A numerical validation study; Analysis of the 4 storey R/C building to be tested in ELSA: The influence of global modelling parameters; Impact table simulation of soil-structure interaction; Study of performance of a large-scale 9-story cast-in-place building model under dynamic testing; Earthquake response simulation of reinforced concrete frames with infilled brick walls by pseudo-dynamic test ; Performance tests of high damping steel-laminated seismic isolation bearings for LNG storage tanks; Absorb and panels of energy at frame structures in seismic zones; Test of a type of connections between walls in RC buildings, A laser system for the identification of dynamic parameters of civil engineering structures; Comparison of system identification techniques: A case study for Hagia Sophia; 8 Seismic risk and hazard, damage in earthquakes; An analytical function for the evaluation of seismic damage in structures; Earthquake-fitness of reinforced concrete buildings; Quantitative evaluation of the seismic risk: Application to the French context; Towards a more effective prediction and prevention policy for seismic and volcanic risk reduction: The Italian way; Some discussion on seismic risk management; Seismic hazard analysis of Iran; Evaluation of seismic vulnerability criteria for the old urban nuclei of Nice; Post-earthquake fires and the hazard mitigation plan for Tehran; Verification of a seismic damage evaluation system; Considerations of damage to foundation of houses caused soil problems at the event of Hokkaido Nansei Oki Earthquake; Prediction of earthquake disasters in loess areas; Preliminary prediction of seismic damage to earth structures in the Pearl Delta; Lessons learned from the 1992 earthquake in Flores island; Repair of damaged structures in Tangshan City; Tsunami resistant construction and design; 9 Supplement; Industrial activity in the tension-sensitive regions; Aseismic design of buried lifelines; The seismic resistance of the steel vertical cylindrical reservoirs and main pipes; The anti-seismic reliability of building structure; Complex presentation of paraseismic influences on structures of rotatory - symmetric shape; The use of a Langrangian-based fluid element in the seismic analysis of dam-reservoir systems, Author index.