Earthquakes and Tsunamis (eBook)
XII, 218 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-90-481-2399-5 (ISBN)
Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing enormous life and material losses over the entire world, especially in the developing countries that are not well prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety of activities involving numerous disciplines. Civil engineering makes probably the most effective contribution to the mitigation of life and material losses in earthquakes and tsunamis.
This volume contains 11 major contributions of distinguished experts from various areas of civil engineering, and aims at informing the civil engineering community about the recent progress in disaster mitigation concerning earthquakes and tsunamis. It is designed to address the standard practicing civil engineer with the aim of carrying the scientific research results to the engineering practice in simple engineering language.
Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing enormous life and material losses over the entire world, especially in the developing countries that are not well prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety of activities involving numerous disciplines. Civil engineering makes probably the most effective contribution to the mitigation of life and material losses in earthquakes and tsunamis.This volume contains 11 major contributions of distinguished experts from various areas of civil engineering, and aims at informing the civil engineering community about the recent progress in disaster mitigation concerning earthquakes and tsunamis. It is designed to address the standard practicing civil engineer with the aim of carrying the scientific research results to the engineering practice in simple engineering language.
Preface 6
Contents 10
Contributors 12
Is The Domed City Doomed? 14
Seismic Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Buildings 19
Use of CFRP to Strengthen Splices and Provide Continuity in Reinforced Concrete Structures 33
Earthquake Risk Mitigation – The Global Challenge 47
Seismic Protection of Monuments 65
Mitigation of Seismic Risk in Italy Following the 2002 S. Giuliano Earthquake 78
New Challenges in Geotechnique for Ground Hazards Due to Intensely Strong Earthquake Shaking 101
Roles of Civil Engineers for Disaster Mitigation Under Changes of Natural and Social environments and Policies for the Creation of a Safe and Secure Society 125
Microzonation for Urban Planning 142
Performance of Structures During the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Tsunami Induced Forces for Structural Design 162
Characteristics of Disasters Induced by theWenchuan 8.0 Earthquake and Its Lessons 188
Color Plates 218
Index 226
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.5.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering | Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering |
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 218 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| Schlagworte | Civil Engineering • Concrete • Disaster Mitigation • Earthquake • natural disaster • Seismic • Seismic design • Seismic rehabilitation • Tsunami |
| ISBN-10 | 90-481-2399-2 / 9048123992 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-481-2399-5 / 9789048123995 |
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