CONTENTS
PREFACE xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
NOTATION xv
1 OVERVIEW 1
2 SEISMIC DESIGN REGULATIONS 25
3 REINFORCED-CONCRETE STRUCTURES 36
4 SEISMIC STEEL DESIGN: SMRF 68
5 SEISMIC STEEL DESIGN: BRACED FRAMES 128
6 IBC SEISMIC DESIGN OF SMRF STRUCTURES 184
7 MASONRY STRUCTURES 191
8 WOOD-FRAMED BUILDINGS 227
9 MATRICES IN ENGINEERING 290
10 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 303
11 NUMERICAL METHODS AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 314
12 METHODS AND TOOLS TO UNRAVEL SECRETS OF EARTHQUAKES 336
13 RECENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN SEISMIC DESIGN 349