Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings
Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings

Author: Ugo Morelli

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-11

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0788183818

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Provides the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Mitigation Directorate with 25 recommended tasks that should be undertaken through the agency's Existing Buildings Program (EBP) in the coming years. The EBP's expanded but continuing mission in seismic rehabilitation is to limit fatalities, life-threatening injuries, & property & economic losses from earthquakes by increasing the number of seismically resistant buildings in all areas of identified earthquake risk. Identifies 4 objectives & 25 tasks to help make our building stock less vulnerable to earthquake damage. Seeks to provide the continuity necessary for an effective Existing Buildings Program.

Educational Facilities and Risk Management Natural Disasters
Educational Facilities and Risk Management Natural Disasters

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2004-01-30

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 926402834X

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Earthquakes and other natural disasters are unpredictable, and often deadly. In developed and developing countries alike, the cost in human life and infrastructure is very high. The danger to schools is of particular concern, given the concentration ...

Post-Earthquake Fire Analysis in Urban Structures
Post-Earthquake Fire Analysis in Urban Structures

Author: Behrouz Behnam

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-02-03

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1498743927

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Post-earthquake fire is one of the most complicated problems resulting from earthquakes and presents a serious risk to urban structures. Most standards and codes ignore the possibility of post-earthquake fire; thus it is not factored in when determining the ability of buildings to withstand load. This book describes the effects of post-earthquake fire on partially damaged buildings located in seismic urban regions. The book quantifies the level of associated post-earthquake fire effects, and discusses methods for mitigating the risk at both the macro scale and micro scale. The macro scale strategies address urban regions while the micro scale strategies address building structures, covering both existing buildings and those that are yet to be designed.

Space and Time Visualisation
Space and Time Visualisation

Author: Maria Boştenaru Dan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 3319249428

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This book explores expertise relevant for two working groups of NeDiMAH, a European Science Foundation (ESF) funded Research Networking Programme. It examines mapping methods, procedures, tools, criticism, awareness, challenges and solutions around the concepts of “Space and Time” and “Information Visualization”. The chapters explore digital methods in the representation of natural disasters, industrial design, cultural, and the history of architecture. The conclusions link to related research and present suggestions for further work including representing landscape not just as another 3D model but as historic evolution with specialised tools.