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Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Soil Conditions and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation in the Marina District of San Francisco
Author: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Bracing for Disaster
Author: Stephen TobrinerPublisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597143286
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
“The first history of seismic engineering in San Francisco . . . spiced with survivor and eyewitness accounts. ”—Midwest Book Review For the past one hundred and fifty years, architects and engineers have quietly been learning from each quake and designing newer earthquake-resistant building techniques and applying them in an ongoing effort to save San Francisco. Bracing for Disaster is a fresh appraisal of a city responding to repeated devastation. In the language of a skilled teacher, Tobriner examines what really happened during the city’s earthquakes—which buildings were damaged, which survived, and who were the unsung heroes. Filled with more than two hundred photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, this is a revealing look at the history of buildings by a true expert, and it offers lessons not just for San Francisco but for any city beset by natural disasters. “The real saga is how a fast-growing city grapples with the reality that it has more to worry about than fires and fog. The core of the story is fairly technical, rooted in the crude intuitive ways in which builders reacted to a seismic threat they could neither measure nor define. But Tobriner crafts the story well.”—SFGate
Earthquake hazard mitigation and earthquake insurance
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and InsurancePublisher:
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Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Site Effects on Ground Motions in the Marina District During the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Author: Yuang-Ping LuhPractical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309050308
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco area on October 17, 1989, causing 63 deaths and $10 billion worth of damage. This book reviews existing research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it practical lessons that could be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. The volume contains seven keynote papers presented at a symposium on the earthquake and includes an overview written by the committee offering recommendations to improve seismic safety and earthquake awareness in parts of the country susceptible to earthquakes.
NEHRP Commentary on the Gidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings
Author: Eugene ZellerPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780756706272
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
This document from the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) was prepared for the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It provides commentary on the NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings. It contains systematic guidance enabling design professionals to formulate effective & reliable rehabilitation approaches that will limit the expected earthquake damage to a specified range for a specified level of ground shaking. This kind of guidance applicable to all types of existing buildings & in all parts of the country has never existed before. Illustrated.
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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