The January 17, 1995 Hyōgo-ken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 580
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Reconstructing Kobe
Author: David W. Edgington
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 0774859415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Hanshin Earthquake was the largest disaster to affect postwar Japan and one of the most destructive postwar natural disasters to strike a developed country. Although the media focused on the disaster's immediate effects, the long-term reconstruction efforts have gone largely unexplored. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, David Edgington records the first ten years of reconstruction and recovery and asks whether planners successfully exploited opportunities to make a more sustainable and disaster-proof city. This book is an intricate investigation of one of the largest redevelopment projects in recent memory.
Seismological and Engineering Aspects of the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 262
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeotechnical Reconnaissance of the Effects of the January 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake, Japan
Author: Koichi Akai
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 0788125389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Jan. 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake was one of the worst disasters to hit Japan in almost half a century. It has been compared in its impact to the great Kanto (Tokyo) Earthquake of 1923. The Kobe-Osaka region held many similarities in its geologic and tectonic setting to many areas along the West Coast, and possibly, other areas of the U.S. A geotechnical reconnaissance to identify the relevant problems and issues was organized. This report provides a timely, first-hand overview of the type and extent of the geotechnical aspects of the damage.
Microscopic and Macroscopic Simulation: Towards Predictive Modelling of the Earthquake Process
Author: Peter Mora
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 3034876955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeismic Engineering
Author: Jacques Betbeder-Matibet
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-01-05
Total Pages: 988
ISBN-13: 0470393726
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title offers a comprehensive coverage of the many facets of seismic engineering. The first half of the book is devoted to seismic phenomena and hazards, detailing the causes of earthquakes, the parameters used to characterize earthquakes, strong ground motions, seismic hazards and their evaluation, and seismic action. The second half discusses the effects of earthquakes and tools used to assess and reduce risk, including the effects of vibratory motions and induced phenomena, seismic calculations and technical aspects of prevention. The importance of keeping orders of magnitude in mind (i.e. through reasoning or very simple equations) when discussing seismic phenomena and their effects is emphasized, a task which most people overlook because of their rarity and the brevity of their manifestations.
Seismic Resistant Steel Structures
Author: Federico M. Mazzolani
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-05-04
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 3709124808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe catastrophic earthquakes of the last decades (Mexico City, 1985; Loma Prieta, 1989; Northridge, 1994; Kobe, 1995) have seriously undermined there putation of steel structures, which in the past represented the most suitable solution for seismic resistant structures. Even if in very few cases, the performance of steel joints and members was unexpectedly bad, showing that it was due to some lacks in the current design concept. As a consequence of the lessons learned from the above dramatic events, many progress has been recently achieved in the conception, design and construction, by introducing the new deals of the performance based design, including the differentiation of earthquaketypes and considering all factor influencing the steel structure behaviour under strong ground motions. In this scenario, the aim of the book is to transfer the most recent achievements into practical rules for a safe design of seismic resistant steel structures. The seven Chapters cover the basic principles and design criteria for seismic resistant steel structures, which are applied to the main structural typologies, like moment resistant frames, braced frames and composite structures with particular reference to connections and details.
Economics Of Natural Disasters
Author: Suman Kumari Sharma
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2018-12-12
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 981472324X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assessment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, the typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters.
Seismic Behaviour of Ground and Geotechnical Structures: Special Volume of TC 4
Author: Pedro S. Seco e Pinto
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2021-05-30
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1000443620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContaining papers from the Special Technical Session on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, this volume includes coverage of: zonation maps; liquefaction; side effects; ground motions; slope instability; seismic behaviour of slopes; dikes and dams; and warning systems.
Advances in Steel Structures ICASS '96
Author: S.L. Chan
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1996-12-06
Total Pages: 655
ISBN-13: 0080526802
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese two volumes of proceedings contain 11 invited keynote papers and 172 contributed papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures held on 11-14 December 1996 in Hong Kong. The papers cover a wide spectrum of topics and have been contributed from over 20 countries around the world. The conference, the first ever of its kind in Hong Kong, provided a forum for discussion and dissemination by researchers and designers of recent advances in the analysis, behaviour, design and construction of steel structures.The papers in the proceedings report the current state-of-the-art and point to the future directions of structural steel research. Volume I contains 93 papers on the analysis, behaviour, design and construction of framed structures and bridges, with 90 papers in Volume II dealing with plates, shells, analysis, optimization and computer applications, dynamics and seismic design, fatigue, and soil-structure interaction.
