Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

by Steven L. Kramer

Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0133749436

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Book Description

This is the first book on the market focusing specifically on the topic of geotechnical earthquake engineering. The book draws from the fields of seismology and structural engineering to present a broad, interdiciplinary view of the fundamental concepts in seismology, geotechnical engineering, and structural engineering.

Customer Reviews

Topics in geotechnical earthquake engineering is one of the most active fields and always in rapid changing. Only with several years off, the book by Professor Kramer is going to be out-of-dated. Yet it is the BEST book available so far on this topic.

I found the information in this book is useful for learning and understanding, yet for the most excellent descriptions, we have to refer directly to the scattered publications of Berkeley School (i.e. Prof. H.Seed, R. Seed and J. Bray et al).

This is a great book. It is true that some of the material could be updated - the book was published in 1996! Nonetheless, the basic principles of geotechnical earthquake engineering are there. Kramer's writing style makes difficult concepts accessible. The graphics and figures are nice and clear and support the text very well. A classic for anyone in the field.

I studied engineering and since I was in the college I have been using this book. I decided to buy it cause I think is a mandatory book for any seismologist / engineering. Despite the content of the book which is great, the quality of the print os sooo poor. I wante a hard cover version because I really love this book, however I was so dissapointed by the faded colors of the front cover and the quality of the sheets. I paid a high price for this book and I am not happy with the quality of the printing.