This book presents a simplified approach to earthquake engineering by developing the fragility
curve for regular and irregular moment-resisting frames based on different types of structural
material height and ground motion records. It examines six sets of concrete and steel frames
which vary in terms of their height (3- 6- and 9-storey) and include regular and irregular
frames. Each structure frame was designed based on Eurocode 2 and 3 with the aid of Eurocode 8
for earthquake loading. The SAP2000 software was used as the main tool for the pushover
analysis and incremental dynamic analysis. Readers are first provided with background
information on the development of nonlinear analysis in earthquake engineering. Subsequently
each chapter begins with a detailed explanation of the collapse of the structures and the
application in nonlinear analysis. As such the book will greatly benefit students from both
public and private institutions of higher particularly those who are dealing with the subject
of earthquake engineering for the first time. It also offers a valuable guide for Civil
Engineering practitioners and researchers who have an interest in structural and earthquake
engineering.
