This book is a comprehensive study of all the key aspects of geotechnical earthquake engineering, written and edited by some of the leading professionals and academics in the field, based on real-life experience of building and soil performance in earthquake zones.

Each chapter analyzes an aspect of the problems faced in seismic engineering, defining parameters and design features, and then works through the current and emerging solutions to the problems. Real-life projects are used as examples throughout, and computational tools that have to tried and tested in the field are demonstrated. In the summary chapters the lessons learnt from recent earthquakes are discussed, and the impact that they have had on the systems introduced earlier is assessed.

Geotechnical earthquake engineering is an important element of civil engineering, with some of the world's most populous and fastest developing urban areas being in earthquake zones. An understanding of how to plan and design for seismic activity is an increasingly important aspect of the job of civil and structural engineers; this book describes the theory AND the practice of successful geotechnical earthquake engineering.

* Written by leading experts in geotechnical seismic engineering
* Careful analysis of design options and solutions
* Lessons learnt from recent major earthquakes