Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

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Because of the appreciable forces and deformations that can be expected in critical regions of structures subjected to strong ground motions and a basic uncertainty concerning the intensity and character of the ground motions at a particular site, a good design concept is essential at the start. A good design concept implies a structure with a configuration that behaves well under earthquake excitation and designed in a manner that allows it to respond to strong ground motions according to a predetermined pattern or sequence of yielding.