Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1792
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1792
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A History of Persian Earthquakes
Author: N. N. AmbraseysPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521021876
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A study of the historical seismicity of Iran over the last thirteen centuries.
Fire Following Earthquake
Author: Charles ScawthornPublisher: ASCE Publications
ISBN: 9780784475515
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Prepared by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering of ASCE. This TCLEE Monograph covers the entire range of fire following earthquake (FFE) issues, from historical fires to 20th-century fires in Kobe, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Northridge. FFE has the potential of causing catastrophic losses in the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and other seismically active countries with wood houses. This comprehensive book on FFE and urban conflagrations provides state-of-the-practice insight on unique issues, such as large diameter flex hose applications by fire and water departments. Topics include: History of past fires; Computer modeling of fire spread in the post-earthquake urban environment; Concurrent damage and fire impacts for water, power gas, communication and transportation systems; Examples of reliable water systems built or designed in San Francisco, Vancouver, Berkeley, and Kyoto; Use of large diameter (5 in.) and ultralarge diameter (12 in.) flex hose for fire fighting and water restoration; and Cost-effectiveness of various FFE mitigation strategies, with a detailed benefit-cost model. Water utility engineers, fire fighting professionals, and emergency response planners will benefit from reading this book.
Crops in Peace and War
Author: Optimizing Regional Earthquake Mitigation Investment Strategies
Author: Atsuhiro DodoPreventive Maintenance for Administrative Vehicles
Author: United States. Department of the ArmyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
National Earthquake Resilience
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309186773
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.
Use of Television Frequencies for Educational Purposes
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational broadcasting
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Bibliographical Bulletin
Author: United States. Dept. of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
Consumer Preferences for Selected Frozen Concentrated Apple Juice
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural EconomicsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consumers
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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