Seismic Risk Assessment and Retrofitting With Special Emphasis on Existing Low Rise Structures /

Many more people are coming to live in earthquake-prone areas, especially urban ones. Many such areas contain low-rise, low-cost housing, while little money is available to retrofit the buildings to avoid total collapse and thus potentially save lives. The lack of money, especially in developing cou...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ilki, Alper. (Editor), Karadogan, Faruk. (Editor), Pala, Sumru. (Editor), Yuksel, Ercan. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Series:Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering, 10
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2681-1