Performance-Based Seismic Design (PBSD) is a structural design methodology that has become more common in urban centers around the world, particularly for the d

The Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook can be used by trained personnel to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially seismically vulnera

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the design of foundations for tall buildings. After a general review of the characteristics of tall buildings, vario

This volume elucidates the design criteria and principles for steel structures under seismic loads according to Eurocode 8-1. Worked Examples illustrate the app

High-rise buildings continue to be built in increasing numbers throughout the world. However, they quickly become impractically expensive if structural needs ar