About the Book: Earthquake-Resistant Structures-Design, Assessment and
Rehabilitation
Earthquake-resistant structures are the structures considered to withstand
earthquakes. While no structure can be entirely resistant to damage from
earthquakes, the goal of earthquake-resistant building is to create structures
that fare better during seismic activity than their predictable counterparts.
Earthquake-resistant structures are envisioned to resist the largest earthquake
of a certain probability that is likely to occur at their location. This means
the loss of life should be minimized by preventing collapse of the buildings for
rare earthquakes while the loss of functionality should be limited for more
frequent ones. To be earthquake proof, buildings, structures and their
foundations need to be