An integrated model to design earthquake resistant structures

• Main Authors: Nourbakhsh, Mehdi, Zolfagharian, Samaneh, Rosli, Mohamad Zin, Nekooie, Mohammad Ali, Taherkhani, Reza, Sajoudi, Masoud Navazandeh, Kasraei, Mohammadreza
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46599/; http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.446-449.890
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Selection of the material and design of earthquake resistance structures are an important issue today. Many people die every year due to inappropriate design and selection of the materials. There are several software to be used for structural design of buildings, however they just design the structu...