Geological Hazards
Geological Hazards

Author: B.A. Bolt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-12-21

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 3642868207

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Growth of population, communication and interdependence among countries has sharpened the impact of natural disasters. Not only have calamities and miseries been given wider publicity, but the realization has grown that through rational study and foresight much can be done to mitigate these hazards to life and social wellbeing. In this book we present a summary account of hazards which nowadays are usually classified as geological: earthquakes, faulting, tsunamis, seiches, vol canoes, avalanches, rock and soil slides, differential settlement and liquefaction of soil, and inundation. The book is aimed first at the general reader who is interested in studying the history of such hazards and examining ways that risk can be reduced even if all dangers cannot be eliminated. We also hope that the book will be useful to college students in introductory courses in geology, engineering, geography, country and urban planning, and in environmental studies. We have tried to bring out for the students the problems that remain to be solved.

Geologic Hazards
Geologic Hazards

Author: Roy E. Hunt

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-03-05

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1420052519

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Geologic hazards pose the greatest threat to human safety for any geotechnical undertaking, but it is ultimately the engineer's ability to recognize and cope with these hazards that will determine the safety of life and property. Armed with Geologic Hazards: A Field Guide for Geotechnical Engineers you will be able to properly recognize, understand

Geological Hazards
Geological Hazards

Author: Fred G. Bell

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-02-27

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 9780415318518

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Natural hazards cost the global economy over $50,000 million per year. Two thirds of this is spent on damage repair, the remainder represents the cost of predicting, preventing and mitigating against disasters. Man-made hazards such as groundwater pollution, subsidence and soil erosion add to this figure. Geological Hazards is the first book to consider both natural and man-made disasters in a single volume. All major geological hazards are examined. It presents a state-of-the art survey for students on civil engineering and physical geography courses, as well as researchers and practicing civil engineers. It examines methods of assessing, evaluating and combatting hazards, both natural and man-made. Richly illustrated, it views the subject from an international perspective.

Geological Hazards in the UK
Geological Hazards in the UK

Author: D.P. Giles

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2020-06-09

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1786204614

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The UK is perhaps unique globally in that it presents the full spectrum of geological time, stratigraphy and associated lithologies within its boundaries. With this wide range of geological assemblages comes a wide range of geological hazards, whether they be geophysical (earthquakes, effects of volcanic eruptions, tsunami, landslides), geotechnical (collapsible, compressible, liquefiable, shearing, swelling and shrinking soils), geochemical (dissolution, radon and methane gas hazards) or georesource related (coal, chalk and other mineral extraction). An awareness of these hazards and the risks that they pose is a key requirement of the engineering geologist. The Geological Society considered that a Working Party Report would help to put the study and assessment of geohazards into the wider social context, helping the engineering geologist to better communicate the issues concerning geohazards in the UK to the client and the public. This volume sets out to define and explain these geohazards, to detail their detection, monitoring and management and to provide a basis for further research and understanding.

Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards
Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards

Author: Bill McGuire

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-12-10

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1118482662

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Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards provides a valuable new insight into how climate change is able to influence, modulate and trigger geological and geomorphological phenomena, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides; ultimately increasing the risk of natural hazards in a warmer world. Taken together, the chapters build a panorama of a field of research that is only now becoming recognized as important in the context of the likely impacts and implications of anthropogenic climate change. The observations, analyses and interpretations presented in the volume reinforce the idea that a changing climate does not simply involve the atmosphere and hydrosphere, but also elicits potentially hazardous responses from the solid Earth, or geosphere. Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards is targeted particularly at academics, graduate students and professionals with an interest in environmental change and natural hazards. As such, we are hopeful that it will encourage further investigation of those mechanisms by which contemporary climate change may drive potentially hazardous geological and geomorphological activity, and of the future ramifications for society and economy.

An Introduction to Ground Motion and Geological Hazards Assessment
An Introduction to Ground Motion and Geological Hazards Assessment

Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.

Publisher: Guyer Partners

Published: 2018-02-03

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13:

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Introductory technical guidance for civil, structural and geotechnical engineers interested in earthquake engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. SPECIFICATION OF GROUND MOTION 2. DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR GROUND MOTION A 3. DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR GROUND MOTION B 4. SITE-SPECIFIC DETERMINATION OF GROUND MOTION 5. GEOLOGIC HAZARDS.

An Introduction to Seismic Motion and Geological Hazards for Professional Engineers
An Introduction to Seismic Motion and Geological Hazards for Professional Engineers

Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.

Publisher: Guyer Partners

Published: 2024-01-06

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13:

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Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers interested in seismic motion and geotechnical hazards for buildings and other infrastructure. Here is what is discussed: 1. SPECIFICATION OF GROUND MOTION, 2. DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR GROUND MOTION A, 3. DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR GROUND MOTION B, 4. SITE-SPECIFIC DETERMINATION OF GROUND MOTION, 5. GEOLOGIC HAZARDS.

2016GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATING GEOLOGIC HAZARDS AND PREPARING ENGINEERING-GEOLOGY REPORTS, WITH A SUGGESTED APPROACH TO GEOLOGIC-HAZARD ORDINANCES IN UTAH
2016GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATING GEOLOGIC HAZARDS AND PREPARING ENGINEERING-GEOLOGY REPORTS, WITH A SUGGESTED APPROACH TO GEOLOGIC-HAZARD ORDINANCES IN UTAH

Author: Steve D. Bowman

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2016-09-21

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1557919291

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The purpose of these guidelines for investigating geologic hazards and preparing engineering-geology reports, is to provide recommendations for appropriate, minimum investigative techniques, standards, and report content to ensure adequate geologic site characterization and geologic-hazard investigations to protect public safety and facilitate risk reduction. Such investigations provide important information on site geologic conditions that may affect or be affected by development, as well as the type and severity of geologic hazards at a site, and recommend solutions to mitigate the effects and the cost of the hazards, both at the time of construction and over the life of the development. The accompanying suggested approach to geologic-hazard ordinances and school-site investigation guidelines are intended as an aid for land-use planning and regulation by local Utah jurisdictions and school districts, respectively. Geologic hazards that are not accounted for in project planning and design often result in additional unforeseen construction and/or future maintenance costs, and possible injury or death.