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Earthquake-resistant buildings

Authors: Jacques BETBEDER-MATIBET, Jean-Louis DOURY

Publication date: May 10, 1997 | Lire en français

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    2. Seismic design of structures

    2.1 Soils and foundations

    Note :

    Please refer to Geotechnics. Soil and rock mechanics.

    It is a well-established fact of experience that structures founded on soft ground are more vulnerable to seismic action than those founded on rock. This is due, on the one hand, to site effects 1.3.2

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