seismic load
1Seismic loading — is one of the basic concepts of earthquake engineering which means application of an earthquake generated agitation to a structure. It happens at contact surfaces of a structure either with the ground [ [http://earthquake.geoengineer.org/ The… …
2Seismic hazard — refers to the study of expected earthquake ground motions at the earth s surface, and its likely effects on existing natural conditions and man made structures for public safety considerations; the results of such studies are published as seismic …
3Seismic retrofit — Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Other retrofit techniques are applicable to areas subject to tropical cyclones,… …
4Seismic analysis — is a subset of structural analysis and is the calculation of the response of a building (or nonbuilding) structure to earthquakes. It is part of the process of structural design, earthquake engineering or structural assessment and retrofit (see… …
5Household seismic safety — Contributions of photographs related to details of preparation are needed. Household seismic safety is an issue for areas of the world with a high risk of seismic activity, and is concerned with the following: *Appropriate securing of household… …
6Structural load — Structural loads or actions are forces, deformations or accelerations applied to a structure or its components.[1][2] Loads cause stresses, deformations and displacements in structures. Assessment of their effects is carried out by the methods of …
7Dynamic load testing — of piles is a fast and effective method of assessing foundation bearing capacity that requires instrumenting a deep foundation with accelerometers and strain transducers and analyzing data collected by these sensors. The procedure is based on the …
8Earthquake engineering — is the study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading. It is a subset of both structural and civil engineering.The main objectives of earthquake engineering are: * Understand the interaction between buildings or… …
9Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… …
10Steel plate shear wall — A steel plate shear wall (SPSW) consists of steel infill plates bounded by a column beam system. Overview When these infill plates occupy each level within a framed bay of a structure, they constitute an SPSW [Kharrazi, M.H.K., 2005, “Rational… …
