Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis
Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis
Author: Tsunami Loads and Effects
Author: Ian Nicol RobertsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780784414972
Category : Ocean waves
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Author Ian Robertson provides a comprehensive, authoritative guide to the new tsunami design provisions of Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16 using a series of detailed examples based on prototypical buildings.
Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake resistant design
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis
Author: Applied Technology CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake resistant design
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Tsunami Warning and Preparedness
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309209897
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed to expand U.S. tsunami warning capabilities. Since then, the nation has made progress in several related areas on both the federal and state levels. At the federal level, NOAA has improved the ability to detect and forecast tsunamis by expanding the sensor network. Other federal and state activities to increase tsunami safety include: improvements to tsunami hazard and evacuation maps for many coastal communities; vulnerability assessments of some coastal populations in several states; and new efforts to increase public awareness of the hazard and how to respond. Tsunami Warning and Preparedness explores the advances made in tsunami detection and preparedness, and identifies the challenges that still remain. The book describes areas of research and development that would improve tsunami education, preparation, and detection, especially with tsunamis that arrive less than an hour after the triggering event. It asserts that seamless coordination between the two Tsunami Warning Centers and clear communications to local officials and the public could create a timely and effective response to coastal communities facing a pending tsuanami. According to Tsunami Warning and Preparedness, minimizing future losses to the nation from tsunamis requires persistent progress across the broad spectrum of efforts including: risk assessment, public education, government coordination, detection and forecasting, and warning-center operations. The book also suggests designing effective interagency exercises, using professional emergency-management standards to prepare communities, and prioritizing funding based on tsunami risk.
Catalog of FEMA Earthquake Resources
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management AgencyPublisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake resistant design
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Safer, Stronger, Smarter
Author: Federal Emergency Management AgencyPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160941306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis
Author: Katsuichiro GodaPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0443189889
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1031
Book Description
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis: Towards Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience covers recent calls for advances in quantitative tsunami hazard and risk analyses for the synthesis of broad knowledge basis and solid understanding of interdisciplinary fields, spanning seismology, tsunami science, and coastal engineering. These new approaches are essential for enhanced disaster resilience of society under multiple hazards and changing climate as tsunamis can cause catastrophic loss to coastal cities and communities globally. This is a low-probability high-consequence event, and it is not easy to develop effective disaster risk reduction measures. In particular, uncertainties associated with tsunami hazards and risks are large. The knowledge and skills for quantitative probabilistic tsunami hazard and risk assessments are in high demand and are required in various related fields, including disaster risk management (governments and local communities), and the insurance and reinsurance industry (catastrophe model). - Focuses on fundamentals on probabilistic tsunami hazard and risk analysis - Includes case studies covering a wide range of applications related to tsunami hazard and risk assessments - Covers tsunami disaster risk management
A Review of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Research and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description