Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures VI

Contains the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, held in Bologna, Italy, June 11-13, 2007. The book covers Earthquake resistant design; Bridges; Seismic isolation; Passive protection devices and seismic isolation; Self-centering systems; Site effects and geotechnical aspects; Seismic behaviour and vulnerability; Lifelines; Monitoring and testing; Retrofitting; Structural dynamics. It will be invaluable to engineers, scientists and managers working in industry, academia, research organizations and governments.