Introduction to Computational Earthquake Engineering (ePub)

-->This book provides rigorous foundations of applying modern computational mechanics to earthquake engineering. The scope covers the numerical analysis of earthquake wave propagation processes and the faulting processes, and also presents the most advanced numerical simulations of earthquake hazards and disasters that can take place in an urban area.Two new chapters included are advanced topics on high performance computing and for constructing an analysis model.This is the first book in earthquake engineering that explains the application of modern numerical computation (which includes high performance computing) to various engineering seismology problems. -->Contents:Preliminaries:Solid Continuum MechanicsFinite Element MethodStochastic ModelingStrong Ground Motion:The Wave Equation for SolidsAnalysis of Strong Ground MotionSimulation of Strong Ground MotionFaulting:Elasto-Plasticity and Fracture MechanicsAnalysis of FaultingSimulation of FaultingBEM Simulation of FaultingAdvanced Topics:Integrated Earthquake SimulationMulti-Agent Simulation for Evacuation Process AnalysisHigh Performance Computing ApplicationMeta-Modeling Theory for Construction of Numerical Analysis ModelAppendices:Earthquake MechanismsAnalytical MechanicsNumerical Techniques of Solving Wave Equation --> -->Readership: Engineers and advanced undergraduates in the field of earthquake engineering. -->Earthquake Engineering;Computational Mechanics;Engineering Seismology0Key Features:Emphasis of continuum mechanics as the foundation of the seismic wave propagation processes and the structural seismic response processesApplication of modern computational mechanics for engineering seismology problemsExplanation of advanced topics of earthquake engineering, such as high performance computing, agent simulation, automated model construction