seismic design book recomendations ???

[gyroman10]

Boss says "buy gome good books"

so please recomend some good books on Seismic design of concrete and steel buildings !!

 

[prsconsultant]

I would strongly recommend "The Seismic Design Handbook" by Farzad Naeim.

 

[gyroman10]

yes ! really good book already have it though

 

[JJMT]

A quick list of books i've found useful, loosly listed by awsomeness

Steel - AISC Seismic Design Manual
Concrete - Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings, Paulay
Concrete - PCI Design Handbook
Bridges - Design of Highway Bridges, Puckett
Wood - Design of Wood Structures, Breyer
Theory - Dynamics of Structures, Chopra
Theory - Structural Dynamics, Tedesco

 

[MikeE55]

If you don't have the seismic design manuals volumes 1, II, and III from IBC, I would recommend you start there. Some good examples of how to use the code.

 

[msucog]

FEMA454

http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2418

FEMA451B & 451 & NEHRP recommendations

http://www.bssconline.org/

 

[Taro]

Seismic Design of Buildings and Bridges by Alan Williams.

 

[COEngineeer]

I just bought Seismic & wind forces, engineering examples by Alan Williams. So far so good... but I am only reading the wind part.

Never, but never question engineer's judgement

 

[rpellbb2]

Which of the following books would you recommend or stay away from in preparation for the Structural I Exam and for practice? I am looking at buying only 1 total. (In other words, if you had to pick 1 of the following, which would you pick?)


Seismic and Wind Forces: Structural Design Examples by Alan Williams

http://www.iccsafe.org/e/prodshow.html?prodid=9185S3&stateInfo=xckyzricbLcdcdCk1264|5

Seismic Design of Buildings and Bridges by Alan Williams

http://www.bestwebbuys.com/Civil_&_Structural_Engineering-ISBN_9781427751805.html?isrc=b-search

Seismic Design of Building Structures by Kurt M. McMullin, PE , and Michael R. Lindeburg, PE

http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop_ct_STRUCTURAL&idx=5

2006 IBC Structural Seismic Design Manual Combo (3 Volumes)

http://www.iccsafe.org/e/prodshow.html?prodid=9011S06&stateInfo=xckyzricbLcdcdCk1264|6

Thanks for your help.

 

[COEngineeer]

If it is for the SE1 exam, I would just buy a book for the exam preparation. I wouldnt go too deep in to seismic.

Never, but never question engineer's judgement