This multi contributor book provides comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering problems an overview of traditional methods and the scientific background on recent developments it discusses computer methods on structural analysis and provides access to the recent design methodologies and serves as a reference for both professionals and researchers involved in earthquake engineering . Hudson 1988 the subject of earthquake engineering has rapidly evolved from this state of being an experience based study of past earthquake effects to its present position as a science based engineering discipline with an organized body of knowledge a research program to add to that knowledge and a working interaction with the basic . Presents recent advances in engineering seismology engineering geology geotechnical engineering and engineering characterization of ground motions explores methods of computer structural analysis addresses the fundamental and practical issues in performance based earthquake engineering. Earthquake engineering from engineering seismology to performance based engineering yousef bozorgnia vitelmo v bertero crc press may 11 2004 technology engineering 976 pages 3 reviews this multi contributor book provides comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering problems an overview of traditional methods and the . Performance based engineering use of energy dissipating devices earthquake resistant design and other techniques in earthquake engineering have come of age in the last decade following a brief overview of traditional methods earthquake engineering from engineering seismology to performance based engineering presents the details of these