Fundamentals of seismic design

[kyong]

I am working on steel structures, more specifically pressure vessels. I use seismic codes. I came to think that I need to understand fundamentals first before I can apply the seismic codes correctly.
I hope someone recommend books or any other source I can start to study with this purpose.
Thanks in advance.

kyong

 

[Qshake]

Seismic Design Handbook by Farzad Naiem is an excellent reference.

 

[tomirvine]

Another good reference is:

A. Chopra, Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, 2000.

Tom Irvine

http://www.vibrationdata.com

 

[abhio]

Clough & Penzien / Mario Paz are also good books. Abhijeet Oundhakar
Design Engineer
Rashid Al Owais Engg. & Consulting
Sharjah, UAE