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Author : Yves Potvin,Martin Hudyma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : PSU:000061567009
Author : Carlos Sousa Oliveira,Antoni Roca,Xavier Goula
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402036088
* Multidisciplinary approach of risk assessment and management, which can provide more efficient earthquake mitigation. * Transfer of Geo-scientific and engineering knowledge to Civil Protection and insurance agents * Approaches and common practices directly related to the preparation of earthquake emergency plans * Illustrated examples of actual applications, including web sites * Case-studies and information on relevant international projects
Author : Mark D. Zoback,Arjun H. Kohli
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107087071
A comprehensive overview of the key geologic, geomechanical and engineering principles that govern the development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. Covering hydrocarbon-bearing formations, horizontal drilling, reservoir seismology and environmental impacts, this is an invaluable resource for geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers.
Author : Chun an Tang
Publisher : Rinton Press
Page : 1634 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1589490584
The 7th International Symposium on Rockburst and Seismicity in Mines (RaSiM7) was held in Dalian, China, 21-23 August 2009. Past symposia have been held in South Africa in 1982; Minneapolis, USA in 1988; Kingston, Canada in 1993; Krakow, Poland in 1997; South Africa again in 2001; Perth,Australia in 2005. The event has long been an opportunity for researchers and industry professionals to meet and present the latest technical findings, and share ideas and experiences on one of the most complex technical problems facing mining and other rock engineering around the world.
Author : Alper Ilki,Faruk Karadogan,Sumru Pala,Ercan Yuksel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048126811
Many more people are coming to live in earthquake-prone areas, especially urban ones. Many such areas contain low-rise, low-cost housing, while little money is available to retrofit the buildings to avoid total collapse and thus potentially save lives. The lack of money, especially in developing countries, is exacerbated by difficulties with administration, implementation and public awareness. The future of modern earthquake engineering will come to be dominated by new kinds of measuring technologies, new materials developed especially for low-rise, low-cost buildings, simpler and thus lower cost options for retrofitting, cost cutting and raising public awareness. The book covers all the areas involved in this complex issue, from the prevention of total building collapse, through improvement techniques, to legal, financial, taxation and social issues. The contributors have all made valuable contributions in their own particular fields; all of them are or have been closely involved with the issues that can arise in seismic zones in any country. The recent research results published here offer invaluable pointers to practicing engineers and administrators, as well as other scientists whose work involves saving the lives and property of the many millions of people who live and work in hazardous buildings.
Author : Atilla Ansal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319071183
This book collects 5 keynote and 15 topic lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014. The conference was organized by the Turkish Earthquake Foundation - Earthquake Engineering Committee and Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency under the auspices of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) and European Seismological Commission (ESC). The book’s twenty state-of-the-art papers were written by the most prominent researchers in Europe and address a comprehensive collection of topics on earthquake engineering, as well as interdisciplinary subjects such as engineering seismology and seismic risk assessment and management. Further topics include engineering seismology, geotechnical earthquake engineering, seismic performance of buildings, earthquake-resistant engineering structures, new techniques and technologies and managing risk in seismic regions. The book also presents the Third Ambraseys Distinguished Award Lecture given by Prof. Robin Spence in honor of Prof. Nicholas N. Ambraseys. The aim of this work is to present the state-of-the art and latest practices in the fields of earthquake engineering and seismology, with Europe’s most respected researchers addressing recent and ongoing developments while also proposing innovative avenues for future research and development. Given its cutting-edge content and broad spectrum of topics, the book offers a unique reference guide for researchers in these fields. Audience: This book is of interest to civil engineers in the fields of geotechnical and structural earthquake engineering; scientists and researchers in the fields of seismology, geology and geophysics. Not only scientists, engineers and students, but also those interested in earthquake hazard assessment and mitigation will find in this book the most recent advances.
Author : Wei-Chau Xie,Shun-Hao Ni,Wei Liu,Wei Jiang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781107040465
A systematic and comprehensive introduction of seismic risk analysis of critical engineering structures, focusing on nuclear power plants.
Author : Francesco Mulargia,Robert J. Geller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Earthquake engineering
ISBN : 1402017774
Author : A.R. Ritsema,A. Gurpinar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1983-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9027715297
The Workshop on the Seismicity and Seismic Risk in the Off shore North Sea Area was intended to bring together experts from a variety of disciplines as well as interest groups with involve ment in siting, design and construction of offshore structures in the region. Participants came from the fields of geology, seismology, oceanography, geotechnical and structural engineering and risk analysis. The wide range of participant affiliations included institutes, Observatories, universities, oil companies, consultants and insurance firms. All nationalities around the North Sea were present, in addition to some experts from outside the region. All participants were present on the basis of personal invitation. The idea of organizing the Workshop stemmed from conside- tions, such as: the rapidly increasing material and personel investments and versatility of type of structures in the basin.during the past decade; - the present-day important role Jf the North Sea oil and gas production in the economy of Western Europe; and - the increase of potential environmental risks in the region. Although devastating earthquakes are almost unknown in the area and seismic hazard is not great, the seismic risk grows with the growing size and number of structures in the area. The study of the potential seismic risks, therefore, cannot be neglected any more. The siting and design of offshore platforms and submarine pipelines are controlled by the degree of their vulnerability as well as the seismic hazard. in the region.
Author : Louise K. Comfort
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691165370
Earthquakes are a huge global threat. In thirty-six countries, severe seismic risks threaten populations and their increasingly interdependent systems of transportation, communication, energy, and finance. In this important book, Louise Comfort provides an unprecedented examination of how twelve communities in nine countries responded to destructive earthquakes between 1999 and 2015. And many of the book’s lessons can also be applied to other large-scale risks. The Dynamics of Risk sets the global problem of seismic risk in the framework of complex adaptive systems to explore how the consequences of such events ripple across jurisdictions, communities, and organizations in complex societies, triggering unexpected alliances but also exposing social, economic, and legal gaps. The book assesses how the networks of organizations involved in response and recovery adapted and acted collectively after the twelve earthquakes it examines. It describes how advances in information technology enabled some communities to anticipate seismic risk better and to manage response and recovery operations more effectively, decreasing losses. Finally, the book shows why investing substantively in global information infrastructure would create shared awareness of seismic risk and make postdisaster relief more effective and less expensive. The result is a landmark study of how to improve the way we prepare for and respond to earthquakes and other disasters in our ever-more-complex world.
Author : Comité euro-international du béton
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0727726412
This detailed guide is designed to enable the reader to understand the relative importance of the numerous parameters involved in seismic design and the relationships between them, as well as the motivations behind the choices adopted by the codes.
Author : Jack Baker,Brendon Bradley,Peter Stafford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781108604901
Seismic hazard and risk analyses underpin the loadings prescribed by engineering design codes, the decisions by asset owners to retrofit structures, the pricing of insurance policies, and many other activities. This is a comprehensive overview of the principles and procedures behind seismic hazard and risk analysis. It enables readers to understand best practises and future research directions. Early chapters cover the essential elements and concepts of seismic hazard and risk analysis, while later chapters shift focus to more advanced topics. Each chapter includes worked examples and problem sets for which full solutions are provided online. Appendices provide relevant background in probability and statistics. Computer codes are also available online to help replicate specific calculations and demonstrate the implementation of various methods. This is a valuable reference for upper level students and practitioners in civil engineering, and earth scientists interested in engineering seismology.
Author : Yousef Bozorgnia,Vitelmo V. Bertero
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 958 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203486245
This multi-contributor book provides comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering problems, an overview of traditional methods, and the scientific background on recent developments. It discusses computer methods on structural analysis and provides access to the recent design methodologies and serves as a reference for both professionals and res
Author : K. Pitilakis,H. Crowley,A.M. Kaynia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400778726
Fragility functions constitute an emerging tool for the probabilistic seismic risk assessment of buildings, infrastructures and lifeline systems. The work presented in this book is a partial product of a European Union funded research project SYNER-G (FP7 Theme 6: Environment) where existing knowledge has been reviewed in order to extract the most appropriate fragility functions for the vulnerability analysis and loss estimation of the majority of structures and civil works exposed to earthquake hazard. Results of other relevant European projects and international initiatives are also incorporated in the book. In several cases new fragility and vulnerability functions have been developed in order to better represent the specific characteristics of European elements at risk. Several European and non-European institutes and Universities collaborated efficiently to capitalize upon existing knowledge. State-of-the-art methods are described, existing fragility curves are reviewed and, where necessary, new ones are proposed for buildings, lifelines, transportation infrastructures as well as for utilities and critical facilities. Taxonomy and typology definitions are synthesized and the treatment of related uncertainties is discussed. A fragility function manager tool and fragility functions in electronic form are provided on extras.springer.com. Audience The book aims to be a standard reference on the fragility functions to be used for the seismic vulnerability and probabilistic risk assessment of the most important elements at risk. It is of particular interest to earthquake engineers, scientists and researchers working in the field of earthquake risk assessment, as well as the insurance industry, civil protection and emergency management agencies.
Author : T. G. Sitharam,Sreevalsa Kolathayar,Mukat Lal Sharma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811599767
This volume presents select papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. The papers discuss advances in the fields of soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Some of the themes include seismic risk assessment, engineering seismology, wave propagation, remote sensing applications for geohazards,engineering vibrations, etc. A strong emphasis is placed on connecting academic research and field practice, with many examples, case studies, best practices, and discussions on performance based design. This volume will be of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike.