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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1484
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International Books in Print
Author: Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures
Author: E. Leroy TollesPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892365889
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Adobe, or mud brick, has been widely used as a building material in the American Southwest, including California. The vulnerability of many original adobe structures to damage or destruction from earthquakes has been of great concern. The guidelines presented here address the practical aspects of this problem and represent the culmination of 12 years of research and testing on the seismic retrofitting of adobe buildings. These guidelines can assist in the planning of seismic retrofitting projects consistent with both conservation principles and established public policy.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2476
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Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
Author: BirkmannPublisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
ISBN: 9788179931226
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards presents a broad range of current approaches to measuring vulnerability. It provides a comprehensive overview of different concepts at the global, regional, national, and local levels, and explores various schools of thought. More than 40 distinguished academics and practitioners analyse quantitative and qualitative approaches, and examine their strengths and limitations. This book contains concrete experiences and examples from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe to illustrate the theoretical analyses.The authors provide answers to some of the key questions on how to measure vulnerability and they draw attention to issues with insufficient coverage, such as the environmental and institutional dimensions of vulnerability and methods to combine different methodologies.This book is a unique compilation of state-of-the-art vulnerability assessment and is essential reading for academics, students, policy makers, practitioners, and anybody else interested in understanding the fundamentals of measuring vulnerability. It is a critical review that provides important conclusions which can serve as an orientation for future research towards more disaster resilient communities.
Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures
Author: Getty Conservation InstitutePublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892365870
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This book describes tests performed on model adobe buildings to evaluate seismic damage mitigation techniques applicable to the retrofitting of historic and culturally significant adobe structures. Part of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project (GSAP), the three-year program outlined in this volume was designed to develop and test minimally invasive, inexpensive, and easily implemented methods of protecting such structures from severe earthquake damage. Small- and large-scale models were tested on computer-controlled shaking tables at Stanford University and at the IIZIS Earthquake Engineering Laboratory in the Republic of Macedonia, respectively. The authors identify typical failure modes of adobe structures and describe specific retrofit techniques to help minimize such failures. Extensive photographic documentation is included.
Coupled Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects with Application to Seismic Risk Mitigation
Author: Tom SchanzPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048126975
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Coupled Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects with Application to Seismic Risk Mitigation Borovets, Bulgaria 30 August - 3 September 2008
The Deep Mixing Method
Author: Masaki KitazumePublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203589637
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Deep Mixing Method (DMM), a deep in-situ soil stabilization technique using cement and/or lime as a stabilizing agent, was developed in Japan and in the Nordic countries independently in the 1970s. Numerous research efforts have been made in these areas investigating properties of treated soil, behavior of DMM improved ground under static and d
Nonlinear Seismic Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Author: P. FajfarPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1851667644
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Forty scientists working in 13 different countries detail in this work the most recent advances in seismic design and performance assessment of reinforced concrete buildings. It is a valuable contribution in the mitigation of natural disasters.
Reducing Earthquake Losses
Author: Earthquake Design Criteria
Author: George William HousnerPublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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