Intelligent Structures
Intelligent Structures

Author: K.P. Chong

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-10-04

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 020349816X

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Proceedings of the International Workshop on Intelligent Structures, Taipei, Taiwan, 23-26 July 1990.

Earthquake, Blast and Impact
Earthquake, Blast and Impact

Author: Seced - The Society For Earthquake & Civil Engineering Dynamics

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1991-08-22

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 1482286726

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This volume consists of papers presented at the International Conference on Earthquake, Blast and Impact held at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK, 18-20 September 1991, organised by the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (SECED) and supported by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Instituti

Hurricane Elena, Gulf Coast
Hurricane Elena, Gulf Coast

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 0309044340

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Hurricane Elena, following an erratic and difficult-to-forecast course along an unusually large section of the Gulf Coast, posed special problems from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Sarasota, Florida, well before it came ashore on September 2, 1985. Considerable wind damage occurred in this area to structures that were ostensibly designed to resist such extreme wind conditions. Because similar design conditions and building control procedures exist along other U.S. hurricane-prone coasts, the conclusions drawn in this detailed book catalog the structural damage caused by the hurricane and emergency response actions, establish the wind conditions of the storm, review in-depth the building control process used in the area, and conduct necessary structural and wind tunnel tests relevant to a large number of communities along the coastal areas.

Earthquake Engineering Handbook
Earthquake Engineering Handbook

Author: Charles Scawthorn

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-09-27

Total Pages: 1508

ISBN-13: 1420042440

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Earthquakes are nearly unique among natural phenomena - they affect virtually everything within a region, from massive buildings and bridges, down to the furnishings within a home. Successful earthquake engineering therefore requires a broad background in subjects, ranging from the geologic causes and effects of earthquakes to understanding the imp