Designing for Earthquakes – a Manual for Architects File : pdf, 25 MB, 385 pages TOC 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 The Architect’s Role in Seismic Design 1.3 Contents 1.4 The Bottom Line 2 NATURE OF EARTHQUAKES AND SEISMIC HAZARDS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Observations of Earthquakes 2.2.1 Plate Tectonics and Seismicity 2.2.2 [...]















