LEADER 03726nam a2200385Ii 4500 001 991003213809707536 008 070802s1998 ne a sb 101 0 eng d 020 $a9780080433202 020 $a0080433200 035 $ab13649796-39ule_inst 082 04$a624.1821$222 245 00$aStability and ductility of steel structures$h[e-book] /$cedited by Tsutomu Usami and Yoshito Itoh 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aNew York :$bElsevier,$c1998 300 $axi, 433 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm 500 $aSelections from the proceedings of the Fifth International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures, held in Nagoya, Japan, July, 1997 500 $a"Pergamon"--Cover 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $aChapter headings: Foreword. Preface. State-of-the-Art. Beams and Beam-Columns. Steel and Composite Frames. Plates and Plated Structures. Shells. Connections. Bridge and Bridge Piers. Evaluation and Retrofit of Damaged Structures. Low Cycle Fatigue and Fracture. Author index. Keyword index 520 $aThe near-field earthquake which struck the Hanshin-Awaji area of Japan before dawn on January 17, 1995, in addition to snatching away the lives of more than 6,000 people, inflicted horrendous damage on the region's infrastructure, including the transportation, communication and lifeline supply network and, of course, on buildings, too. A year earlier, the San Fernando Valley area of California had been hit by another near-field quake, the Northridge Earthquake, which dealt a similarly destructive blow to local infrastructures. Following these two disasters, structural engineers and researchers around the world have been working vigorously to develop methods of design for the kind of structure that is capable of withstanding not only the far-field tectonic earthquakes planned for hitherto, but also the full impact of near-field earthquake. Of the observed types of earthquake damage to steel structures, there are some whose causes are well understood, but many others continue to present us with unresolved problems. To overcome these, it is now urgently necessary for specialists to come together and exchange information. The contents of this volume are selected from the Nagoya Colloquium proceedings will become an important part of the world literature on structural stability and ductility, and will prove a driving force in the development of future stability and ductility related research and design. 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on July 25, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aBuilding, Iron and steel$vCongresses 650 0$aStructural stability$vCongresses 650 0$aStructural frames$vCongresses 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 700 1 $aUsami, Tsutomu,$d1943- 700 1 $aItoh, Yoshito,$d1952- 711 2 $aInternational Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures$n(5th :$d1997 :$cNagoya, Japan) 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080433202$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/98015982-d.html 856 41$zTable of contents only$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/98015982-t.html 907 $a.b13649796$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003213809707536 996 $aStability and ductility of steel structures$91213207 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0