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1.0 Professional Guide - Design of Buildings and Structures in Low to Moderate Seismicity Regions

Many of the publications below were book chapters taken from a guidebook published in 2018.

Interested viewers can download the whole book for free at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cnerc-steel/images/publications/pg002.pdf

The relevant chapters are made available in QuakeAdvice.

 

2.0 Reference Materials for Seismic Design and Rating of Bridges in Hong Kong

For bridge engineers, a guidebook published in 2019 is recommended.

Francis T.K. Au, Ting Huang, Jiang Yi, Ce Li, Nelson T.K. Lam and Rui-juan Jiang, Design and Assessment of Bridges in Regions of Low to Moderate Seismicity – The Hong Kong Context, Construction Industry Council, 2019.

 

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Owing to proofreading errors, Figure 5.7 on page 99 and Figure 5.9 on page 103 should be replaced by the following, respectively.

Interested viewers can download the whole book for free at

https://www.cic.hk/files/page/10389/CIC_Reference%20Material_Francis%20TK%20AU.pdf

 

3.0 AS 1170.4-2007 Commentary (2021)

Structural Design Actions Part 4: Earthquake Actions in Australia 2nd Edition (2021). ISBN 978-0-9876356-4-8

 

Interested viewers can download the whole book for free at this link

 

4.0 IStructE - Examples for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8

Simple design calculations for basic steel and concrete elements for buildings within the scope of BS EN 1998.

Interested viewers can purchase the book at https://www.istructe.org/resources/guidance/examples-eurocode-8-seismic-design/

 

On seismic actions fundamentals:

General overview

  1. Tsang, H.H. and Lam, N.T.K. (2018). Chapter 3: "Earthquake Loading Characterisation for Regions of Low to Moderate Seismicity", in Lam & Chan (Eds.), Guideline on Design of Buildings and Structures in Low-to-moderate Seismicity Countries. Professional Guide: PG-002, Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong branch, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University). (link: 2018_Chapter 3)
  2. Looi, D.T.W.; Tsang, H.H. and Lam, N.T.K. (2019). “The Malaysian Seismic Design Code: Lessons learnt”, Proceedings of the 2019 Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, April 04-06, Auckland, New Zealand. (link: http://db.nzsee.org.nz/2019/Oral/11C.05%20Looi.pdf; or https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333078631_The_Malaysian_Seismic_Design_Code_Lessons_learnt)
  3. Looi, D.T.W.; H.H. Tsang and Lam, N.T.K. (2021). “Developing Earthquake Resistant Structural Design Standard for Malaysia Based on Eurocode 8: Challenges and Recommendations”, Standards, 2(1), 134-153.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/standards1020012

Topic A: Response spectrum modelling

  1. Looi, D.T.W.; Tsang, H.H.; Hee, M.C. and Lam, N.T.K. (2018). “Seismic Hazard and Response Spectrum Modelling for Malaysia and Singapore”, Earthquakes and Structures, 15(1), pp. 67-79. DOI 10.12989/eas.2018.15.1.067
    (link: 2018_EAS_Looietal_SeismicmodellingMalaysiaSingapore)
  2. Lam, N.T.K., Tsang, H.H., Lumantarna, E. & Wilson, J.L. (2016), “Minimum loading requirements for areas of low seismicity”, Earthquakes and Structures, 11(4): 539-561. DOI 10.12989/eas.2016.11.4.539

Topic B: Site soil amplifications modelling

  1. Looi, D.T.W.; Tsang, H.H.; Lam, N.T.K. and Hee, M.C. (2018). Chapter 12.2: “Site classification scheme and response spectrum models for Malaysia”, in Lam & Chan (Eds.), Guideline on Design of Buildings and Structures in Low-to-moderate Seismicity Countries. Professional Guide: PG-002, Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong branch, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (link: 2018_Chapter 12.2)
  2. Looi, D.T.W.; Lim, E.P. and Hee, M.C. (2018). Chapter 7: “A case study of code compliant design of buildings in regions of low-to-moderate seismicity”, in Lam & Chan (Eds.), Guideline on Design of Buildings and Structures in Low-to-moderate Seismicity Countries. Professional Guide: PG-002, Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong branch, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University). (link: 2018_Chapter 7)
  3. Tsang, H.H., Wilson, J.L., Lam, N.T.K. & Su, R.K.L. (2017), “A design spectrum model for flexible soil sites in regions of low-to-moderate seismicity”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 92: 36-45. DOI 10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.09.035
  4. Tsang, H.H., Wilson, J.L. & Lam, N.T.K. (2017), “A refined design spectrum model for regions of lower seismicity”, Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 18(1): 3-10. DOI 10.1080/13287982.2017.1297529

Topic C: Site-specific response spectra

  1. Hu, Y.W.; Lam, N.T.K.; Khatiwada, P.; Menegon, S.J. and Looi, D.T.W. (2021). "Site-Specific Response Spectra: Guidelines for Engineering Practice", CivilEng, 2(3): 712-735. DOI 10.3390/civileng2030039
Watch videos on seismic action fundamentals

On seismic analysis techniques:

Global analysis

  1. Lam, N.T.K., Wilson, J.L., and Lumantarna, E. (2010). ”Modelling Seismically Induced Storey Drift in Buildings”,  Structural Engineering & Mechanics, 35(4): 459-478.
  2. Lam, N.T.K. (2011), “Use of Spreadsheets for Analyses in Structural Engineering”, Applications of Spreadsheets in Education: The Amazing Power of a Simple Tool, (Ed. Sugen, S. & Kwan, M.), Bentham Science Publisher : Chapter 2, 16–40.
  3. Looi, D.T.W.; Lim, E.P. and Hee, M.C. (2018). Chapter 7: “A case study of code compliant design of buildings in regions of low-to-moderate seismicity”, in Lam & Chan (Eds.), Guideline on Design of Buildings and Structures in Low-to-moderate Seismicity Countries. Professional Guide: PG-002, Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong branch, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (link: 2018_Chapter 7)
  4. Khatiwada, P.; Lumantarna E.; Lam, N.T.K. and Looi, D.T.W. (2021). “Fast Checking of Drift Demand in Multi-Storey Buildings with Asymmetry”, Buildings, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010013.
  5. Khatiwada, P. and Lumantarna E. (2021). "Simplified Method of Determining Torsional Stability of the Multi-Storey Reinforced Concrete Buildings", CivilEng, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/civileng2020016.

RC members modelling and analysis

  1. Lam, N.T.K., Wilson, J.L. and Lumantarna, E. (2011). “Force-Deformation Behaviour Modelling of Cracked Reinforced Concrete by EXCEL spreadsheets”, Invited paper in Special Issue entitled Computing Technologies and Concrete Structures in Computers and Concrete. 8(1): 43 – 57.
  2. Menegon, Scott J; Wilson, John L; Lam, Nelson TK and Gad, Emad F (2020) "Development of a user-friendly and transparent non-linear analysis program for RC walls". Computers and Concrete, 25(4):327-341. https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2020.25.4.327

On seismic design:

  1. Looi, D.T.W.; Tsang, H.H. and Lam, N.T.K. (2020). “Simplifying Eurocode 8 Ductile Detailing Rules for Reinforced Concrete Structures”, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 17WCEE 2021, September 13-18 (rescheduled to 2021), Sendai, Japan. (link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344395719_SIMPLIFYING_EUROCODE_8_DUCTILE_DETAILING_RULES_FOR_REINFORCED_CONCRETE_STRUCTURES)
  2. Menegon, S.J.; Wilson, J.L.; Lam, N.T.K. and McBean, P. (2017). "RC walls in Australia: seismic design and detailing to AS 1170.4 and AS 3600", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 19(1), 67-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/13287982.2017.1410309
  3. Mehair, Y.; Looi, D.T.W.; Lam, N.T.K. and Wilson, J.L. (published online 2021, in press). “Seismic Response Modification Factors for buildings featuring a gravity transfer system by Incremental Dynamic Analyses”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2021.1964644