The Northridge Earthquakes, January 17, 1994
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 13,52 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN :
Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994
Author : John F. Hall
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Buildings
ISBN :
Book Description
The Impacts of Natural Disasters
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 17,97 MB
Release : 1999-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309063949
Book Description
We in the United States have almost come to accept natural disasters as part of our nation's social fabric. News of property damage, economic and social disruption, and injuries follow earthquakes, fires, floods and hurricanes. Surprisingly, however, the total losses that follow these natural disasters are not consistently calculated. We have no formal system in either the public or private sector for compiling this information. The National Academies recommends what types of data should be assembled and tracked.
STESSA 2000: Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas
Author : Federico Mazzolani
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 46,76 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789058091307
Book Description
This is a review of developments in the behaviour and design of steel structures in seismic areas. The proceedings look at the analytical and experimental research on the seismic response of steel structures, and cover topics such as global behaviour and codification, design and application.
The Northridge Earthquakes, January 17, 1971
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Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 22,50 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN :
Book Description
Tectonic Geomorphology of Mountains
Author : William B. Bull
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,23 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470691557
Book Description
With a balance of theory and practical applications, Tectonic Geomorphology of Mountains is essential reading for research geologists and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the earth sciences. This book describes how tectonic events influence geomorphic processes and explores how landscapes respond to tectonic deformation in the ways in which they are weathered, washed, and abraded Uses new approaches to enhance theoretical models of landscape evolution and to solve practical problems such as the assessment of earthquake hazards Includes previously unpublished research and theory Examines how to use key landforms as reference levels in changing landscapes, estimate rates of mountain-range uplift, and map seismic shaking caused by prehistorical earthquakes Presents a diverse range of examples from around the world
Fire Following Earthquake
Author : Charles Scawthorn
Publisher : ASCE Publications
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780784475515
Book Description
Prepared by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering of ASCE. This TCLEE Monograph covers the entire range of fire following earthquake (FFE) issues, from historical fires to 20th-century fires in Kobe, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Northridge. FFE has the potential of causing catastrophic losses in the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and other seismically active countries with wood houses. This comprehensive book on FFE and urban conflagrations provides state-of-the-practice insight on unique issues, such as large diameter flex hose applications by fire and water departments. Topics include: History of past fires; Computer modeling of fire spread in the post-earthquake urban environment; Concurrent damage and fire impacts for water, power gas, communication and transportation systems; Examples of reliable water systems built or designed in San Francisco, Vancouver, Berkeley, and Kyoto; Use of large diameter (5 in.) and ultralarge diameter (12 in.) flex hose for fire fighting and water restoration; and Cost-effectiveness of various FFE mitigation strategies, with a detailed benefit-cost model. Water utility engineers, fire fighting professionals, and emergency response planners will benefit from reading this book.
Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Author : F.Y. Cheng
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 42,10 MB
Release : 1996-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080539300
Book Description
Damage assessment, rehabilitation, decision-making, social consequences, repair and reconstruction; these are all critical factors for considerations following natural disasters such as earthquakes. In order to address these issues, the United States of America and the Peoples Republic of China regularly organize bilateral symposia/workshops to investigate multiple hazard mitigation, particularly with respect to earthquake engineering. This book contains state-of-the-art reports presented by world-renowned researchers at the US/PRC Sympsosium Workshop on Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction held in Kunming, Yunnan, China, May 1995. The following key areas are addressed: damage assessment of structures after earthquakes; lessons of post-earthquake recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, including public policy, land use options, urban planning, and design; issues in and examples of decision-making, and implementation of rehabilitation and reconstruction plans and policies; repair, strengthening, retrofit and control of structures and lifeline systems, post-earthquake socio-economic problems covering issues of relief and recovery; human and organizational behavior during emergency response, and strategies for improvement; real-time monitoring of earthquake response and damage.
The Northridge Earthquake
Author : Robert Bolin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 2006-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1134682336
Book Description
This book provides a global view of the social effects of disaster in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the US and other recent disasters to examine vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. The authors also explore the ways state policy can reduce vulnerability in the future.
Gas Migration
Author : Leonid F. Khilyuk Ph.D.
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2000-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080507190
Book Description
This breakthrough new book may help save countless lives and avoid enormous losses. It presents a methodology for using gas migration to predict earthquakes and explosive gas buildup. Using rigorous scientific investigation and documented worldwide case histories, this remarkable book presents compelling evidence showing that changes in gas rates, composition, and migration accompany the tectronic events preceding earthquakes and their associated seismic events, such as volcanoes and tsunamis. Because these gas parameters are detectable and measurable, they provide an early warning of seismic activity.Gas Migration is the first book to accumulate, analyze and apply the interdisciplinary knowledge on gas migration and detail its connection to tectronic, seismic, and geologic phenomena. It combines geological, geochemical, geophysical, seismological, and petroleum engineering insights to demonstrate how gas migration and its associated phenomena can be used in earthquake and environmental geohazard identification and prediction. Topics include-·Tectonics and Earthquakes·Gas Migration at Plate Boundaries·Surface Soil-Gas Surveys·Faults and Petroleum Reservoirs·Earthquake Precursors·Whispering Gases·Paths and Mechanics of Gas Migration·Subsidence, Gas Migration, and Seismic Activity·And much moreWith this information, environmental specialists, civil engineers, petroleum geologists, seismologists, and urban planners now have a new and powerful conceptual basis and tool for understanding and perhaps even predicting gas explosions and earthquakes.
