TY - BOOK AU - Elghazouli,Ahmed Y. TI - Seismic design of buildings to Eurocode 8 SN - 9781498751599 (hbk.) : U1 - 693.8'52'02184 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Earthquake resistant design KW - Standards KW - Europe KW - Buildings KW - Earthquake effects KW - House and Home KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Previous edition: London: Spon, 2009; "A Spon Press book."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Focusing on the seismic design of building structures and their foundations to Eurocode 8, this book covers the principles of seismic design in a clear but brief manner and then links these concepts to the provisions of Eurocode 8. It addresses the fundamental concepts related to seismic hazard, ground motion models, basic dynamics, seismic analysis, siting considerations, structural layout, and design philosophies, then leads to the specifics of Eurocode 8 ER -