Innovation — Earthquakes Breaks

Building Performance Assessment For Earthquakes Breaks New Ground With Study On Critical Orientation Using Lateral Force Analysis One of the main purposes of the earthquake-related standards (e.g. EAK 2003; CEN 2004; Regulatory Guide 1.92 2006; NTC 2008; ASCE 2014) is to provide guidelines for the safe design and construction of structures against seismic loads. Modern standard provisions, however, are restricted by the current level of knowledge. One aspect in which our knowledge is still limited is the ability to predict the exact location of the next earthquake. Taking this into account, in order to reassure that our structure will be...