Books by Keyword: Seismic Performance

Description: The book cover current research results in “Construction and Urban Planning” and is divided into 18 chapters, including Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Tunnel, Subway and Underground Facilities, Road and Railway Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Traditional Construction Materials, Advanced Construction Materials, Energy-Efficient Technologies in Buildings, Architectural Design and Its Theory, Architectural Environment and Ecological Environmental Protection etc. This book will not only provide the readers a broad overview of the latest advances but also provide the researchers a valuable summary and reference in this field.
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Description: The collection includes selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Transportation (ICCET 2012) held October 27-28, 2012 in Guilin, China.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 597 papers are grouped into the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Geological, Geotechnical and Building Engineering,
Chapter 2: Structural Engineering,
Chapter 3: Reliability, Durability and Rehabilitation of Structures,
Chapter 4: Tunnel, Subway and Underground Facilities,
Chapter 5: Bridge and Road Engineering,
Chapter 6: Coastal Engineering and Ocean Engineering,
Chapter 7: Seismic Engineering,
Chapter 8: Surveying and Detection Engineering, Cartography, Measurement and Geographic Information System,
Chapter 9: Hydraulic and Fluid Engineering,
Chapter 10: Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Works,
Chapter 11: Natural and Technogenic Disasters Prevention and Mitigation,
Chapter 12: Computer-Aided Design and Applications in Industry and Civil Engineering,
Chapter 13: Engineering Management and Engineering Education.

Description: These are the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Green Building, Materials and Civil Engineering (GBMCE 2012), held on August 22-23 2012 in SanYa, China.
The 296 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into 3 chapters:
Green Building;
Building Materials;
Civil Engineering
The work offers a timely survey of this important topic.

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The goal of this special volume is to highlight case studies and research concerning new and innovative means for achieving sustainable construction practices by the use of novel building materials and technologies. The papers are the fruits of both academic and industrial learning and cover the topics of materials science and engineering, materials properties, measuring methods and applications, research methodology, analysis and modelling, materials manufacturing and processing, nanoscience and nanotechnology, mechanical engineering and design and manufacturing.

Description: These peer-reviewed papers reflect the valuable experience of the authors in the fields of innovation in structural systems and disaster prevention in engineering structures, architectural innovation, sustainable development of buildings, energy and the environment and innovation in, and applications of, building materials. Hot topics and cutting-edge views related to sustainable development in civil engineering are presented.

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This monumental five-volume set, comprising 821 peer-reviewed papers, brings together the latest advances in, and applications of, steel, concrete and novel hybrid structures, structural optimization, monitoring and control of structures, reliability and durability of structures, structural rehabilitation, retrofitting and strengthening, structural wind engineering and earthquake engineering, smart structures, etc.