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beware of missing pages
Superb text, even in 2006. Must-have reference for seismic design of reinforced concrete structures.Contains good depth of info on shear wall design not available in more elementary texts.
Must Have
A must have text/reference book for the structural engineering library. Great resources in topics ranging from concete shear wall design to masonry shear wall design. Highly recomended.

A comprehensive guide to Earthquake Engineering
A careful theoretical approach to earthquake engineering design, soon will become a standard reference book for the academic as well as the practising engineer. The part dealing with load bearing masonry construction is aclasic! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buildings, Reinforced concrete    2. Earthquake Engineering    3. Earthquake effects    4. Earthquake resistant design    5. Engineering - Civil    6. Masonry    7. Reinforced Concrete Structures    8. Reinforced concrete constructi    9. Reinforced concrete construction    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Structural engineering    14. Technology / Engineering / Civil    15. Vulcanology & seismology   

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Excellent introduction to the structural dynamics.
I've been a seismic engineer for 9 years now. I started my master'sdegree in Earthquake Engineering back in 1993, in Okayama, Japan.
Good Start for understanding Subject
Book is well suited for individuals who want to gain some understanding of dynamics as applied to structural systems. However, needs more material on how structural dynamics can be applied to computer applications. Still oneof the better books you can buy on this subject.

Excellent book
This book comprehensively covers structural dynamics and extends it to earthquake engineering applications (as claimed by the title).Veryreadable,easy to follow and has good example problems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Earthquake Engineering    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Structural Dynamics (Engineering)    5. Structural dynamics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Soil & rock mechanics    9. Technology / Engineering / Civil    10. Vulcanology & seismology   

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The best par t of Cracker Jacks is the prize inside....
I finally had a chance to crack open the surprise inside my copy of the Quake Handbook (two CD-ROMs at the back of PART B and another in Part A). And what a surprise!!! If I printed out all of the material packed into these the 3 included CD-ROMs, you could fill your departmental library.
New Treatise for Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, part B
The new International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology,Part B, 2003, from Academic Press, is a long-awaited seminal treatise.Part B encompases 1,040 pages and covers Chapters 57 through 90.There is a CD-ROM in the rear pocket with supplemental information (pdf), field photographs (jpg) taken in the aftermath of large earthquakes, and additional digital programs and formulae.
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Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism    2. Earthquake engineering    3. Engineering - Civil    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Seismology    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Science / Earth Sciences    9. Structural engineering    10. Vulcanology & seismology   

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The best introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering
Yes, this is an excellent overall introduction to the geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering.We use it regularly in practice.The sections on seismic hazard analysis and seismic slope stability are particularly strong.

the best available
Topics in geotechnical earthquake engineering is one of the good references
This book is good for graduate level.It contains lots of principles and applications in this field.References listed in the book are very useful as a starting point in geotech research. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Earthquake Engineering    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Engineering Geology    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Soil & rock mechanics    8. Technology / Engineering / Civil    9. Vulcanology & seismology   

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interesting book
From the contents I apreciate very interesting items for aplication on Structural seismic design, principally in FEM. As a lecturer on Earthquake resistant analysis and design course I found it convinient for an undergrade course.I hope to get a copy prontly. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Earthquake Engineering    3. Engineering - Civil    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Structural engineering   

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Best Civil PE Review Book I Bought
I purchased this book and several others to review for the Civil PE exam and California's special seismic exam.Although it's a fairly slim volume, it contains exactly the information you need to master in order to do wellon the seismic exam--no more, no less.Also, since it has copies of theUBC tables needed for the exam questions, you could actually use it duringthe exam as a reference instead of buying the UBC, which is much moreexpensive.Even though I had both, I found it more convenient to use thisbook during the exam.P.S. to Mr. Lendvay: I passed.

Out of Print -- There is reason in the world.
I purchased the 7th edition of this book in late 1999 for study of the April 2000 California Special Seismic Exam for Civil Engineers.This book claims to be "A Professional's Introduction to Earthquake Forces andDesign Details," but falls well short of any such description.Read more

Subjects:  1. California    2. Civil engineering    3. Earthquake Engineering    4. Engineering - Civil    5. Problems, exercises, etc    6. Professional - General    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Study Guides    9. Technology   

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Excellent Comprehensive Treatise on Seismology, vol 81-A
International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, vol. 81-A
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Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Geology    2. Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism    3. Earthquake Engineering    4. Engineering - Civil    5. Geophysics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Seismology    9. Technology    10. Science / Geology    11. Vulcanology & seismology   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism    2. Earthquake engineering    3. Engineering - Civil    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Structural engineering    8. Technology / Engineering / Civil   

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Improve the construction conditions in developing countries
behavior of concrete structures is very important because after terrible Earthquakes in these years engineers must try to reduce fatalities and financial losses .
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Subjects:  1. Buildings, Reinforced concrete    2. Construction - Masonry    3. Earthquake Engineering    4. Earthquake effects    5. Earthquake resistant design    6. Engineering - Civil    7. Precast concrete construction    8. Reinforced Concrete Structures    9. Reinforced concrete constructi    10. Reinforced concrete construction    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology    13. Technology & Industrial Arts    14. Building construction & materials    15. Structural engineering    16. Technology / Engineering / Civil   

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Do it and Pass it
This book contains all the practice problems you need.Make sure you do all of the problems and understand the solutions.TIMING IS IMPORTANT.You gotta do the problems quick.YOU WILL pass the seismic test in one shot, I promise.

Five Stars From me
Excellent book. It has masterfully simplified the difficult concepts of the seismic engineering by structuring design problems with their solutions.
This book advanced me.
By solving all the introduced problems in this book and the other book by Mr. Baradar, I managed to pass the difficult seismic exam on my first attempt that many were skeptical.
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Subjects:  1. Earthquake Engineering    2. Earthquake resistant design    3. Engineering - Civil    4. Examinations    5. Problems exercises, etc    6. Professional - General    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Study Guides    9. Technology   

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Complete state of the art
This is a very useful reference for those who want to work in earthquake engineering field.

Highly Recommended
I'm a Phd student from Turkey. I read some aspects of this book. I must say that this is the book which i always want to have. It have a enormous content about soil dynamics. Every geotechnical engineer must have thisbook ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Earthquake Engineering    2. Engineering - Civil    3. General    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Soil Mechanics    7. Soil dynamics    8. Technology    9. Engineering & Technology | Civil Engineering    10. Science / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism    11. Soil & rock mechanics   

Subjects:  1. Earthquake engineering    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Structural design    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Architectural structure & design    8. Technology / Engineering / Civil   

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Helpful Reference for the Seismic PE Exam
I purchased this book to help me pass the Seismic Principles secion of the PE Exam.After taking the exam a couple days ago I must say that this book was very helpful in preparing me for the exam.This was the third time I took the Seismic Principles exam and this book helped me solve the many problems I had no clue how to solve on the previous two Seismic exams I took.If I had this book the first or second time I took the exam I probably would have passed.I am crossing my fingers that 13 weeks from now I get the good news that I passed the Seismic Principles section.My thanks go out to the people who wrote the helpful reviews and Mr. Majid Baradar.

Excellent Review Book
After learning the seismic design fundamentals, I had a chance to test myself by going over the two introduced exams of this book and I admit that these structured exams clearly indentified which areas I should stress more.
Use this book to pass this difficult exam
Buy this book along the 345 Solved Seismic Design problems by Mr. Baradar and challenge this field.
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Subjects:  1. California    2. Civil engineering    3. Earthquake Engineering    4. Engineering - Civil    5. Examinations    6. Problems, exercises, etc    7. Professional - General    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Study Guides    10. Technology    11. Tests   

Subjects:  1. Boundary element methods    2. Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism    3. Earthquake engineering    4. Engineering - Civil    5. Geophysics    6. Mexico    7. Mexico, Valley of    8. Scattering    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Seismic waves    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Waves & Wave Mechanics    14. Environmental Engineering & Technology    15. Structural engineering    16. Topography   

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Excellent book for seismic design of bridges
Professor Priestley is No. 1 in the world when it comes to seismic design and retrofit of bridges.This book is a result of his extensive research conducted for Caltrans with Prof. Seible on bridge retrofit and their seismic behavior. The book is excellent reference for researchers and design engineers. The chapter about base isolations is very informative.Although I know that this is not his area, I wish he would elaborate more in chapter 3: seismicity and geotechnical considerations

It is supposed to be known as the Gray Bible for bridges
This book offers a comprehensive reference on seismic bridge design, condensing the results of three decades of experimental and theoretical research conducted in the United States, especially at University of California, San Diego. The book covers the topic of design of new structures as well as the assessment and retrofitting of already existent bridges, offering easy to use analytical and design methodologies. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bridge Engineering    2. Bridges    3. Design and construction    4. Earthquake Engineering    5. Engineering - Civil    6. Remodeling    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Soil & rock mechanics    11. Technology / Engineering / Civil    12. Vulcanology & seismology   

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Do'n miss it!
Perhaps Dr. Naeim and Dr. Kelly should have called their book "Everything the structural designer always wanted to know about seismic isolation...but was too shy to ask".
Excellent book in base isolation!
This book is suitable for students and engineerings. The author brings us through the history of base isolation. From the simplest rolled rocks is the past to the new technique now. Let us understand the simply theory of base isolation and its application in the world. The code provisions for seismic isolation compares the 3 design codes and its purpose in U.S. The example explains the code inadequate and too complex for practical use. The code now had made it simple! The best part of this book is his design details; Dr. Kelly had isolator design and construction experience for years. He points out many details that a new design may not considered or even noticed. It also offers specifications for isolation manufacturing and testing. With this book in hand, we can know all about base isolation.

cool
This book is very interesting and usefull ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Earthquake Engineering    2. Earthquake resistant design    3. Engineering - Civil    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Architecture    8. Technology / Engineering / Civil    9. Vulcanology & seismology   

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Not a good price.
This book is much cheaper at the ICBO website.

A thorough discussion on seismic design of various bldg mat.
This is not a review but a request for clarification. I was told that this book was revised and updated to include recent changes required in building codes. The latest printing should be 2nd. edition of the 1996. Is thiscorrect and what will be the change of cost. Can you please confirm. Thankyou. Yours truly, Chris.

Excellent, contents information on seismic isolation
I read it when developing a research on seismic isolation. It was veryusefull and helped me on getting basic concepts of seismic design andrelated topics. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buildings    2. Earthquake Engineering    3. Earthquake effects    4. Earthquake resistant design    5. Engineering - Civil    6. General    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Mechanics - General    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Structural engineering    13. Technology / Engineering / Civil   

Subjects:  1. California    2. Case studies    3. Disaster Relief Services    4. Earthquake Engineering    5. Earthquakes    6. Engineering - Civil    7. Human Services    8. Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif    9. Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989    10. Natural Disasters    11. Planning    12. Political planning    13. Politics / Current Events    14. Public Policy - General    15. Public Policy - Regional Planning    16. San Francisco Bay Area    17. Science/Mathematics    18. Social Science    19. Sociology    20. Aid & relief programmes    21. History    22. Nature-Natural Disasters    23. Political Science / Regional Planning    24. Political Science-Public Policy - General    25. Social Science / Sociology / General    26. Social impact of disasters    27. Social welfare & social services    28. Soil & rock mechanics    29. Vulcanology & seismology   

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An expert's survey of events
BRACING FOR DISASTER: EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1838-1933 comes from a professor of architectural history at UC Berkeley who has written extensively on earthquake-resistant architecture and reconstruction, and who has investigated damage in earthquake areas around the world. His is, surprisingly, the first history of seismic engineering in San Francisco and considers what really has happened during the city's major quakes of the period - down to which buildings were damaged, which survived, and why. Over two hundred photos and diagrams compliment an expert's survey of events, which comes spiced with survivor and eyewitness accounts.
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Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Buildings    3. Earthquake effects    4. Earthquake engineering    5. General    6. History    7. History - General    8. Methods & Materials    9. U.S. Architecture - General   

Subjects:  1. Earthquake engineering    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Foundations    4. Soil Mechanics    5. Soil-structure interaction    6. Technology & Industrial Arts