Architects And Earthquakes

Author : Federal Emergency Agency,U. S. Department Security
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes - A Manual for Architects by Federal Emergency Agency,U. S. Department Security Pdf

Earthquakes in the United States are regional in their occurrence and while California is famous for its earthquake other states, such as Texas, have much less concern for the threat of temblors. However, architectural practice is becoming increasingly national and global, and the architect in Texas may find that the next project is in California. Thus it has become necessary for the professional architect to have some knowledge of the earthquake problem and how design seeks to control it. Designing for Earthquakes: a Manual for Architects is intended to explain the principles of seismic design for those without a technical background in engineering and seismology. The primary intended audience is that of architects, and includes practicing architects, architectural students and faculty in architectural schools who teach structures and seismic design. For this reason the text and graphics are focused on those aspects of seismic design that are important for the architect to know. Because of its non-technical approach this publication will also be useful to anyone who has an interest and concern for the seismic protection of buildings, including facility managers, building owners and tenants, building committee participants, emergency service personnel and building officials. Engineers and engineering students will also gain from this discussion of seismic design from an architectural viewpoint. The principles discussed are applicable to a wide range of building types, both new and existing. The focus is on buildings that are designed by a team that includes architects, engineers and other consultants.

Author : Andrew Charleson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136366925

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Seismic Design for Architects by Andrew Charleson Pdf

Seismic Design for Architects shows how structural requirements for seismic resistance can become an integral part of the design process. Structural integrity does not have to be at the expense of innovative, high standard design in seismically active zones. * By emphasizing design and discussing key concepts with accompanying visual material, architects are given the background knowledge and practical tools needed to deal with aspects of seismic design at all stages of the design process * Seismic codes from several continents are drawn upon to give a global context of seismic design * Extensively illustrated with diagrams and photographs * A non-mathematical approach focuses upon the principles and practice of seismic resistant design to enable readers to grasp the concepts and then readily apply them to their building designs Seismic Design for Architects is a comprehensive, practical reference work and text book for students of architecture, building science, architectural and civil engineering, and professional architects and structural engineers.

Author : Elmer E. Botsai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Buildings
ISBN : IND:32000006169652

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Architects and Earthquakes by Elmer E. Botsai Pdf

From the Introduction: [Compiled] "to develop a national awareness among the members of the architectural profession that earthquakes can and do occur east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains ... [;] help architects further understand the nature of earthquakes and the basic response of buildings to these unique forces ... [;] to emphasize how architectural planning and design affects the performance of buildings under earthquake conditions ... [;] to provide architects from geographical regions of varying degrees of seismic activity with a vocabulary with which to talk to their clients and engineers about seismic resistance of buildings and their components ... [; and] to encourage further indepth study on the part of the architectural profession into the areas of building performance and seismic response.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Buildings
ISBN : LCCN:77603899

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Architects and Earthquakes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Tobriner
Publisher : Heyday.ORIM
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781597143288

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Bracing for Disaster by Stephen Tobriner Pdf

“The first history of seismic engineering in San Francisco . . . spiced with survivor and eyewitness accounts. ”—Midwest Book Review For the past one hundred and fifty years, architects and engineers have quietly been learning from each quake and designing newer earthquake-resistant building techniques and applying them in an ongoing effort to save San Francisco. Bracing for Disaster is a fresh appraisal of a city responding to repeated devastation. In the language of a skilled teacher, Tobriner examines what really happened during the city’s earthquakes—which buildings were damaged, which survived, and who were the unsung heroes. Filled with more than two hundred photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, this is a revealing look at the history of buildings by a true expert, and it offers lessons not just for San Francisco but for any city beset by natural disasters. “The real saga is how a fast-growing city grapples with the reality that it has more to worry about than fires and fog. The core of the story is fairly technical, rooted in the crude intuitive ways in which builders reacted to a seismic threat they could neither measure nor define. But Tobriner crafts the story well.”—SFGate

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Buildings
ISBN : UIUC:30112024135557

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Architects and Earthquakes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Charleson,Adriana Guisasola
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317605416

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Seismic Isolation for Architects by Andrew Charleson,Adriana Guisasola Pdf

Seismic isolation offers the highest degree of earthquake protection to buildings and their inhabitants. Modern applications of the technology are less than 50 years old and uptake in seismically active regions continues to soar. Seismic Isolation for Architects is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice in this field. Based on the latest research findings and the authors’ extensive experience, coverage includes the application, effectiveness, benefits, and limitations of seismic isolation, as well as the architectural form, design aspects, retrofitting, economics, construction, and maintenance related to this method. The book is written for an international audience: the authors review codes and practices from a number of countries and draw on examples from eleven territories including the US, Chile, Argentina, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand. Aimed at readers without prior knowledge of structural engineering, the book provides an accessible, non-technical approach without using equations or calculations, instead using over 200 drawings, diagrams and images to support the text. This book is key reading for students on architecture and civil engineering courses looking for a clear introduction to seismic-resistant design, as well as architects and engineers working in seismically active regions.

Author : National Science Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1410101452

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Architects and Earthquakes by National Science Foundation Pdf

This primer is an introduction to the subject. It's a primer in the classic sense that it is a small introductory book. But we would also like to think of it in the sense of "priming a pump" - a primer to start architects thinking about this subject of earthquakes as architects. We ought to know how our engineering colleagues view the structural design issues for earthquake resistance, but we don't need to know how to do the complex calculations that result from this point of view - unless we are actually involved in designing a buildings structural system.This primer's basic purposes are: a) To develop a national awareness among the members of the architectural profession that earthquakes can and do occur east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; how life can be threatened; and that buildings can be significantly damaged by earthquakes.b) To help architects further understand the nature of earthquakes and the basic response of buildings to these unique forces.c) To emphasize how architectural planning and design affects the performance of buildings under earthquake conditions.d) To provide architects from geographical regions of varying degrees of seismic activity with a vocabulary with which to talk to their clients and engineers about seismic resistance of buildings and their components.e) To encourage further in-depth study on the part of the architectural profession into the areas of building performance and seismic response.

Author : Belén García
Publisher : Harper Design
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015049645768

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Earthquake Architecture by Belén García Pdf

Many sizes of buildings are viewed, from very small projects, like a house by Shigeru Ban designed for the homeless after the Kobe disaster of 1995, to huge buildings such as the San Francisco Main Library by I.M. Pei. Categories of construction are wide-ranging: residential, commercial, religious, medical, and cultural facilities are all considered in this comprehensive report on life-saving construction strategies."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Mentor Llunji
Publisher : MSPROJECT
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789940979409

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Seismic Architecture by Mentor Llunji Pdf

This is arguably the most comprehensive book on the subject of architectural-structural design decisions that influence the seismic performance of buildings. It explores the intersection between the architecture and the structural design through the lens of earthquake engineering. The main aim of this unique book, written by renowned engineer M.Llunji, is to explain in the simplest terms, the architecture and structure of earthquake-resistant buildings, using many practical examples and case studies to demonstrate the fact that structures and buildings react to earthquake forces mainly according to their form, configuration and material. The purpose of this book is to introduce a new perspective on seismic design,a more visual, conceptual and architectural one, to both architects and engineers. In a word, it is to introduce architectural opportunities for earthquake resistant- buildings, treating seismic design as a central architectural issue. A non-mathematical and practical approach emphasizing graphical presentation of problems and solutions makes it equally accessible to architectural and engineering professionals.The book will be invaluable for practicing engineers, architects, students and researches. .More than 500 illustrations/photographs and numerous case studies. Seismic Architecture covers: • Earthquake effects on structures • Seismic force resisting systems • Advanced systems for seismic protection • Architectural/structural configuration and its influence on seismic response • Contemporary architecture in seismic regions • Seismic response of nonstructural elements • Seismic retrofit and rehabilitation of existing buildings • Seismic architecture.

Author : Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1782661530

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Designing for Earthquakes by Federal Emergency Management Agency Pdf

This full color manual is intended to explain the principles of seismic design for those without a technical background in engineering and seismology. The primary intended audience is that of architects, and includes practicing architects, architectural students and faculty in architectural schools who teach structures and seismic design. For this reason the text and graphics are focused on those aspects of seismic design that are important for the architect to know.

Author : Christopher Arnold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Buildings
ISBN : UOM:39015009264329

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Building Configuration and Seismic Design by Christopher Arnold Pdf

Author : V. Petrini,M. Save
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783709126561

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Protection of the Architectural Heritage Against Earthquakes by V. Petrini,M. Save Pdf

How to better protection of our architectural heritage in the event of earthquakes? The vulnerability of cultural artifacts necessitates the working out of a system which takes into account the problems of architecture, engineering and seismology among others. Written by architects and engineers, this book attempts to offer answers and give guidelines for both architects and engineers working in this field.

Author : Henry J. Lagorio
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1990-11-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015018874548

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Earthquakes by Henry J. Lagorio Pdf

The most comprehensive compilation of seismic safety concerns currently available. Implications of historic earthquakes on the built environment and new lessons learned from recent earthquakes are discussed. Emphasizes methods of design for the numerous hazards caused by architectural, non-structural elements of a building such as non-loadbearing walls, mechanical equipment and ductwork, furniture, etc. Additional coverage focuses on the latest developments in earthquake hazards reduction measures for advancing seismic safety goals; new data on the repair and retrofit of earthquake damaged buildings; identification of existing hazardous structures; and recovery aspects of post-earthquake reconstruction. Recommendations are made regarding the responsibilities in earthquake hazards mitigation programs, the design of earthquake-resistant buildings, professional liability and the evaluation and rehabilitation of older buildings.

Author : Gerald M. McCue,Ann Skaff,John W. Boyce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Architectural design
ISBN : MINN:31951000484451K

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Architectural Design of Building Components for Earthquakes by Gerald M. McCue,Ann Skaff,John W. Boyce Pdf