Hori M. Introduction to Computational Earthquake Engineering

Singapore: Imperial College Press. – 2006. – 340 p. This book introduces new research topics in earthquake engineering through the application of computational mechanics and computer science. The topics covered discuss the evaluation of earthquake hazards such as strong ground motion and faulting through applying advanced numerical analysis methods, useful for estimating earthquake disasters. These methods, based on recent progress in solid continuum mechanics and computational mechanics, are summarized comprehensively for graduate students and researchers in earthquake engineering. The coverage includes stochastic modeling as well as several advanced computational earthquake engineering topics.Preliminaries
Solid Continuum Mechanics
Finite Element Method
Stochastic Modeling
Strong ground motion
The Wave Equation for Solids
Analysis of Strong Ground Motion
Simulation of Strong Ground Motion
Faulting
Elasto-Plasticity and Fracture Mechanics
Analysis of Faulting
Simulation of Faulting
BEM Simulation of Faulting
Advanced topics
Integrated Earthquake Simulation
Unified Visualization of Earthquake Simulation
Standardization of Earthquake Resistant Design
Earthquake Mechanisms
Analytical Mechanics
Numerical Techniques of Solving Wave Equation
Unified Modeling Language