Eurocode 8 and its implications for UK-based structural engineers

Structural Engineer

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 39-45

  Booth, Edmund ^a   Skipp, Bryan ^a  

^a BSI Committee ^*

Author keywords

Applying; Development; Earthquake resistance; Eurocode 8; Seismic design; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC LOADING; SEISMICITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GRAVITATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SUSPENSION BRIDGES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 18744368805     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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