@inbook{f6cc610131e343b6aa1e3a360f77fa98,
title = "Current Trends in the Seismic Design and Assessment of Buildings",
abstract = "Current trends in the seismic design and assessment of buildings are discussed, with emphasis on two procedures that merit some particular attention, displacement-based procedures and deformation-based procedures. A number of selected case-studies are summarised, involving reinforced concrete (R/C) buildings designed to the aforementioned procedures. Then, an overview of the currently available procedures for seismic assessment is presented and the different designs are assessed using state-of-the-art methods involving inelastic analysis of the static and/or dynamic type; alternative designs are compared in terms of economy and seismic performance, and some general conclusions are drawn regarding the feasibility of introducing the new procedures in seismic codes.",
author = "Kappos, {Andreas J.}",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/978-90-481-9544-2_11",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9789048195435",
series = "Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering",
pages = "249--277",
editor = "Mihail Garevski and Atilla Ansal",
booktitle = "Earthquake Engineering in Europe",
}