Walker, Elijah <br/><br/>
Introduction to earthquake engineering 
/ Elijah Walker 
 - viii, 229 pages :  illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1. What is the earthquake engineering? Earthquake Earthquake prediction Earthquake and structural damages Earthquake engineering Geographical distribution of earthquakes Chapter 2. Earthquake measurement Earthquake instrumentation Seismometers Seismogram Seismic intensity scales Modified Mercalli intensity scale Environmental seismic intensity scale Seismic magnitude scales Richter magnitude scale Peak ground acceleration Accelerograph Chapter 3. Seismology : a comprehensive study Seismology Seismic wave Seismic gap Seismic migration Seismic noise Seismo-electromagnetics Paleoseismology Chapter 4. Seismic hazard assessment Seismic hazard analysis Assessment of seismic hazard of territory Chapter 5. Seismic protection Seismic analysis Seismic base isolation Seismic loading Seismic retrofit Seismic metamaterial Endurance time method Viscoelastic damper Fluid viscous damper 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781639896707 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Earthquake engineering
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.1762