PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1956

 

 

   
PREFACE

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INTRODUCTION
EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS
ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL RESPONSE
DEVELOPMENT OF ASEISMIC CONSTRUCTION
EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS ON SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
DESIGN OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES
CONCLUSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
 
 
 

INTRODUCTION

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HARMER E. DAVIS

Introduction and Welcome

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ERICKSON

The Forces of Nature Versus the Tactics of Man

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EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS

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BYERLY

Seismicity of Western United States

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ROBERTS and CLOUD

U.S.C. and G.S. Instruments

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TAKAHASI

The SMAC Strong Motion Seismometer

3 -1 

HUDSON

The Response Spectrum Technique

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ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL RESPONSE

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HOUSNER

Limit Design of Structures

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TANABASHI

Non-Linear Vibrations of Structures

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KAWASUMI & KANAI

Small Amplitude Building Vibrations   

7I -1

HISADA & NAKAGAWA

Vibration Tests of Building Structures

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ROSENBLUETH

Applications of Probability Theory

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MURPHY, BYCROFT & HARRISON Electrical Analog for Shear Stresses 9 -1

TUNG

Shear Distribution in a Tall Building

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BLUME

Vibration Periods of a 15-story Building

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AYRE

Methods of Analysis of Earthquake Response

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ISADA

Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Chimneys

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RODRIGUEZ

Design of Plastic Steel Structures

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DEVELOPMENT OF ASEISMIC CONSTRUCTION

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OTSUKI Experience and Practice in  JAPAN                                                                                     16 -1
HILLER Experience and Practice in GERMANY 18 -1
RAMIREZ Experience and Practice in COLOMBIA 19 -1
BERTLING Experience and Practice in CHILE 20 -1
MURPHY Experience and Practice in NEW ZEALAND 21 -1
PINAR Experience and Practice in TURKEY 22 -1
KHAN Experience and Practice in PAKISTAN 23 -1
PANOS MOLIOTIS Development of the Design of Earthquake Resisting Structures in Greece 23A -1
ROSENBLUETH Experience and Practice in MEXICO 24 -1
OBERTI & TONINI Experience and Practice in ITALY 25 -1
BRUNNIER Experience and Practice in the UNITED STATES 26 -1
 
 
 

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS ON SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS

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OKAMOTO Bearing Capacity of Sandy Soil 27 -1
MOORE Foundation Design 28 -1
MINAMI Shell Type Foundations for Buildings 29 -1
HIRAI Design of Bridge Substructures 30 -1
KANAI, TAKAHASI & KAWASUMI Seismic Characteristics 31 -1
 
 
 

DESIGN OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES

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AMANO, AZUMA & ISHII Aseismic Design of Quay Walls 32 -1
RAPHAEL Aseismic Design of Dams 33 -1
MUTO Seismic Analysis of Buildings 34 -1
NEWMARK & ZEEVAERT Design of Tower Latino Americano 35 -1
HERD School Design in California 36 -1
SEMENZA Dams in Italy Constructed for Earthquake Resistance 37 -1
 
 
 

CONCLUSIONS

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JACOBSEN Summary of Present Knowledge 38 -1
 
 
 

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

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H.M. ENGLE Seismic Matters Other Than Structural Design 39 -1
JOHN A. BLUME Structural Design and Practices 40 -1