Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes
Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes

Author: Robert B. Olshansky

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0788176323

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Provides background information and educational materials to help state officials promote the adoption and enforcement of state and local model building codes that contain the latest seismic provisions. These codes can reduce the damage that will occur when future earthquakes strike at-risk parts of the country. It is intended for state earthquake program managers and hazard mitigation officers in the emergency management agencies of the states and territories prone to earthquakes. It is designed to help you convince your state and local governments that codes are effective, inexpensive, and a good investment for the future of our communities. Illustrated.

Handbook of Disaster Research
Handbook of Disaster Research

Author: Havidan Rodriguez

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-14

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 0387323538

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This timely Handbook is based on the principle that disasters are social constructions and focuses on social science disaster research. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to disasters with theoretical, methodological, and practical applications. Attention is given to conceptual issues dealing with the concept "disaster" and to methodological issues relating to research on disasters. These include Geographic Information Systems as a useful research tool and its implications for future research. This seminal work is the first interdisciplinary collection of disaster research as it stands now while outlining how the field will continue to grow.

Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications
Advances in Structural Mechanics and Applications

Author: José António Fonseca de Oliveira Correia

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-06-02

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 3031047931

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The proceedings of the conference is going to benefit the researchers, academicians, students and professionals in getting enlightened on latest technologies on structural mechanics, structure and infrastructure engineering. Further, work on practical applications of developed scientific methodologies to civil structural engineering will make the proceedings more interesting and useful to practicing engineers and structural designers.