Critical Excitation Methods in Earthquake Engineering

Avoid irreparable damage to critical structures, such as high-rise buildings, bridges, dams, and roads, with this robust earthquake modeling approach.

After March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan, there is overwhelming interest in worst-case analysis including the critical excitation method. This title develops a framework for modeling design earthquake loads for inelastic structures. It solves problems of earthquake resilience of super high-rise buildings.After the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan, there is overwhelming interest in worst-case analysis, including the critical excitation method. Nowadays, seismic design of structures performed by any seismic code is based on resisting previous natural earthquakes. Critical Excitation Methods in Earthquake Engineering, Second Edition, develops a new framework for modeling design earthquake loads for inelastic structures. The Second Edition, includes three new chapters covering the critical excitation problem for multi-component input ground motions, and that for elastic-plastic structures in a more direct way are incorporated and discussed in more depth. Finally, the problem of earthquake resilience of super high-rise buildings is discussed from broader viewpoints.