S. F. Borg ... 346 pages - Publisher: Wspc; 2nd edition (August, 1988) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9971504359 - ISBN-13: 978-9971504359.
This book is the expanded version of the earlier (first edition) text.
It presents new comprehensive rational quantitative theories (utilizing
fundamental energy concepts throughout) covering the entire earthquake
event from the point of view of the engineer. It starts with a
mathematical analysis of an underground mechanism (the earthquake), then
proceeds to determinations of the timewise and spacewise variations of
the fundamental engineering damage-design parameter, the ground energy.
Finally, the new theories are applied to a number of typical (actual)
structural and non-structural design problems. Each chapter of the first
edition has now been improved and enlarged and new chapters have been
added to include recent research by the author and his graduate
students.