Author: Anshel J. Schiff
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Keywords: earthquake, lifeline, council, engineering, monograph, technical, post, performance, northridge, response
Number of Pages: 339
Published: 1995-08
List price: $43.00
ISBN-10: 0784401063
ISBN-13: 9780784401064

This monograph describes the earthquake performance, emergency response, and recovery for the following lifeline systems: electric power, water, wastewater communications, roads and bridges, railroads, ports, airports, gas, and liquid fuels. In addition, the impact of lifeline disruption on emergency response capabilities of hospitals and fire suppression elements of the emergency response community are discussed. For each lifeline, damage, emergency response methods used to cope with damage and disruption, and the restoration and recovery processes are described. Implemented and proposed chan

Authors:Carlos Sousa Oliveira, Antoni Roca, Xavier Goula,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: earthquake, risk, engineering, tools, techniques, geotechnical, geological, developments, mitigation, geo, scientific, assessing, knowledge, managing
Number of Pages: 543
Published: 2005-10-30
List price: $209.00
ISBN-10: 1402035241
ISBN-13: 9781402035241

* Multidisciplinary approach of risk assessment and management, which can provide more efficient earthquake mitigation. * Transfer of Geo-scientific and engineering knowledge to Civil Protection and insurance agents * Approaches and common practices directly related to the preparation of earthquake emergency plans * Illustrated examples of actual applications, including web sites * Case-studies and information on relevant international projects

Author: Committee to Develop a Long-Term Research Agenda f
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: earthquake, engineering, network, simulation, nees, agenda, research, grand, challenge, preventing, disasters
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-11-07
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 0309090644
ISBN-13: 9780309090643

The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is scheduled to become operational in 2004. These network sites will perform a range of experiments to test and validate complex computer models being developed to simulate the behavior of structures subjected to earthquakes. To assist in this effort, the NSF requested the National Research Council (NRC) to frame the major questions to be addressed by and to develop a long-term research agenda for NEES. "Preventing Earthquake Disasters" presents an overview of the grand challenge, i

Author: Belen Garcia
Publisher: Paco Asensio
Keywords: earthquake, prevention, techniques, new, architecture, construction
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2001-02-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0060198907
ISBN-13: 9780060198909

A crucial tool for professionals, teachers, and student architects and engineers, this important volume belongs on the desk of anyone involved in the construction of buildings in areas that are vulnerable to earthquakes. The world’s most seismically active locales are represented in the projects profiled, where techniques for resisting catastrophic earthquake damage have been applied to many different types of buildings. Sites studied are in countries along the Pacific Rim-the west coasts of North, Central, and South America; Australasia and the east coast of Asia and all its islands,

Author: Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Publisher: Puffin
Keywords: earthquake, america, francisco, san, story
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1995-12-01
List price: $5.99
ISBN-10: 0140363904
ISBN-13: 9780140363906

In 1906, after a devastating earthquake hits San Francisco, twelve-year-old Philip struggles to save the horses in his family’s livery stable. Reprint. SLJ.

Author: Seced - The Society For Earthquake & Civil Eng
Publisher: Spon Press
Keywords: effects, vibration, measurement, impact, blast, earthquake
Number of Pages: 533
Published: 1990-12-31
List price: $420.00
ISBN-10: 1851667059
ISBN-13: 9781851667055

This volume consists of papers presented at the International Conference on Earthquake, Blast and Impact held at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK, 18-20 September 1991, organised by the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (SECED) and supported by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers.

Author: c U. S. Conference on Lifeline Earthquake Engineer
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Keywords: lifeline, engineering, earthquake, sixth, conference, proceedings, systems, technologies, disaster, response, advancing, mitigation
Number of Pages: 1078
Published: 2003-06
List price: $138.00
ISBN-10: 0784406871
ISBN-13: 9780784406878

This proceedings presents 107 state-of-the-art reports and results of studies by investigators who have analyzed and evaluated the effects of natural and technological hazards on lifelines. New research has been conducted on the seismic performance of lifelines, new standards and codes have been developed, and major lifeline projects have been rehabilitated, designed, and constructed. The lifeline performance of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline during the November 3, 2002, Denali Fault earthquake demonstrates how lifelines properly designed and constructed for severe earthquake ground motions can per