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Title: Seismic Design of Building Structures : A Professional's Introduction to Earthquake Forces and Design Details by Michael R. Lindeburg, Majid Baradar ISBN: 1-888577-52-5 Publisher: Professional Pubns Pub. Date: January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $62.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Helped Me Pass the CA Special Seismic
Comment: This is a fairly introductory type book to help one pass the CA special seismic exam for the Civil PE. I had absolutely no background in the field. Used this book, along with the other PPI seismic review materials (as well as the UBC) to pass the exam on the first try. Not sure this book is very beneficial for someone who is experienced in the field, but as far as a beginner using it to pass the exam, it is adequate. I feel this book would greatly benefit from end-of-chapter type review problems, and I feel that certain chapters could use more depth (for example the chapter on diaphragm theory), but overall it served its purpose.

Rating: 5
Summary: Best Civil PE Review Book I Bought
Comment: I purchased this book and several others to review for the Civil PE exam and California's special seismic exam. Although it's a fairly slim volume, it contains exactly the information you need to master in order to do well on the seismic exam--no more, no less. Also, since it has copies of the UBC tables needed for the exam questions, you could actually use it during the exam as a reference instead of buying the UBC, which is much more expensive. Even though I had both, I found it more convenient to use this book during the exam. P.S. to Mr. Lendvay: I passed.

Rating: 1
Summary: Out of Print -- There is reason in the world.
Comment: I purchased the 7th edition of this book in late 1999 for study of the April 2000 California Special Seismic Exam for Civil Engineers. This book claims to be "A Professional's Introduction to Earthquake Forces and Design Details," but falls well short of any such description.

While small parts of this book are useful, the theoretical discussions in the vibration and diaphragm theorey chapters are disjointed and incomprehensible. Often formulas are published without explanation or even defining the variables. The readings do not prepare you for trying the example problems and the solutions are not adequately described so that you can learn from the practice.

Overall, save your money and check out a review book at the local library.

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