Abstract
Chapter 1 presents the requirements posed by modern seismic codes and standards for the protection of life and property in new building designs and highlights the means provided for their fulfilment. The requirements and design rules provided in the European Standard for the seismic design of new buildings – EN 1998-1:2004, termed also Part 1 of Eurocode 8 – are given certain emphasis and compared to their US counterparts. These Eurocode 8 rules are elaborated further in Chapter 5 in the context of the process for the detailed design of new concrete buildings for earthquake resistance.
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