Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Introduction : the need for displacement-based seismic design -- Seismic input for displacement-based design -- Direct displacement-based design : fundamental considerations -- Analysis tools for direct displacement-based design -- Frame buildings -- Structural wall buildings -- Dual wall-frame buildings -- Masonry buildings -- Timber structures -- Bridges -- Structures with isolation and added damping -- Wharves and piers -- Displacement-based seismic assessment -- Draft displacement-based code for seismic design of buildings.