LEADER 02422nam 2200409 450 001 9910480594903321 005 20210901203039.0 010 $a1-5275-1942-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000007121603 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5568606 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5568606 035 $a(OCoLC)1061099247 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007121603 100 $a20181123d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSeismic isolation strategies for earthquake-resistant construction $eemerging opportunities /$fby Mikayel Melkumyan 210 1$aNewcastle upon Tyne, England :$cCambridge Scholars Publishing,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (268 pages) 311 $a1-5275-1802-7 327 $aIntro -- Table of Contents -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- About the Author. 330 $aEarthquakes are catastrophic events that cause huge economic losses due to the vulnerability of the existing building stock. However, collapses of vulnerable buildings can be avoided if preventative measures, such as enhancement of their earthquake resistance, are implemented on time. This book will allow the reader to become acquainted with a number of unique, modern and cost-effective seismic isolation strategies, which can be easily, and in very short periods of time, and without interruption of the use of the buildings, implemented with high efficiency in existing buildings, making them earthquake proof. An important aspect here is that the book's seismic isolation strategies are demonstrated on real examples of existing buildings with different structural systems, such as reinforced concrete frame buildings with shear walls and stone buildings with load-bearing walls. The cost-effectiveness of the suggested strategies is further proved by comparative analyses carried out for buildings both with and without seismic isolation systems. 606 $aEarthquake damage 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEarthquake damage. 676 $a690.24 700 $aMelkumyan$b Mikael$01038427 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480594903321 996 $aSeismic isolation strategies for earthquake-resistant construction$92459991 997 $aUNINA