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 This is the first comprehensive treatment of the engineering techniques devised around the world to address seismic problems. Beginning in ancient times, threading through the Renaissance, and continuing into the latter half of the 20th century, Reitherman traces the evolution of humankind?s understanding of the cause and characteristics of earthquakes and the development of methods to design structures that resist seismic shocks.

Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE