Authors:Andrew W., Ph.D. Taylor, Takeru, Ph.D. Igusa,
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineer
Keywords: isolation, seismic, primer
Number of Pages: 58
Published: 2004-09-01
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0784407517
ISBN-13: 9780784407516

This primer describes the current state of seismic isolation technology and highlights issues and concerns which are unique to the design of isolated structures. Readers will rapidly gain practical knowledge related to base isolation design from this concise book. Included are the fundamentals of seismic isolation, design of isolated structures, analysis, and testing. Provided are overviews of the topic that are accessible not only to structural engineers who have not been formally trained in base isolation design, but also to architects and students in a first-level engineering course. This b

Authors:Takeru Akazawa, Kenichi Aoki, Ofer Bar-Yosef,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: asia, western, humans, modern, neandertals
Number of Pages: 556
Published: 1998-09-30
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 0306459248
ISBN-13: 9780306459245

In this fascinating volume, the Middle Paleolithic archaeology of the Middle East is brought to the current debate on the origins of modern humans. These collected papers gather the most up-to-date archaeological discoveries of Western Asia - a region that is often overshadowed by African or European findings - but the only region in the world where both Neandertal and early modern human fossils have been found. The collection includes reports on such well known cave sites as Kebara, Hayonim, and Qafzeh, among others. The information and interpretations available here are a must for an