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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458493103321

Titolo

Sumatra-Andaman Islands earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004 [[electronic resource] ] : lifeline performance / / edited by Carl Strand and John Masek ; sponsored by Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2008

ISBN

0-7844-7210-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Monograph / Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering ; ; no. 30

Altri autori (Persone)

StrandCarl L (Carl Ludvig)

MasekJohn Paul

Disciplina

624.1762095

Soggetti

Lifeline earthquake engineering - Asia

Tsunami damage - Asia

Public utilities - Asia

Transportation - Asia

Sumatra Earthquake, 2004

Nicobar Islands Earthquake, 2004

Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"ICE, Institution of Civil Engineers."

"August 2007."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""SECTION 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 Overview""; ""1.1.1 Investigation Team""; ""1.2 Sri Lanka""; ""1.2.1 Investigation Team for Sri Lanka""; ""1.3 South India Peninsula""; ""1.1.1 Investigation Team for the South India Peninsula""; ""1.4 Thailand""; ""1.4.1 Thailand Investigation Team""; ""1.5 Andaman and Nicobar Islands""; ""1.5.1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Investigation Team""; ""SECTION 2: Geoscience and Tsunami Generation""; ""Geoscience and Tsunami Generation""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.1.1 Seismotectonic Setting""

""2.1.2 Region near Source Zone""""2.1.3 Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Map""; ""2.1.4 Recent Great Subduction-zone Earthquakes""; ""2.1.5



Fault Rupture""; ""2.1.6 Seismic Ground Motions""; ""2.1.7 Earthquake Intensity""; ""2.1.8 March 28, 2005 Earthquake""; ""2.1.9 Research Efforts""; ""2.1.10 Geoscience Observations""; ""2.2 Geoscience and Tsunami Specific to the South India Peninsula""; ""2.2.1 Overview of System Performance""; ""2.2.3 Damage Sites""; ""2.2.4 Observations""; ""2.3 Geoscience and Tsunami Aspects Specific to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands""

""SECTION 3: Roadway Transportation Systems""""3.1 Sri Lanka""; ""3.1.1 Roads and Bridges""; ""3.1.2 Emergency Ferry Service""; ""3.1.3 Bus Service""; ""3.2 Roadway Transportation Systems in the South India Peninsula""; ""3.2.1 Introduction""; ""3.2.2 Locations of Damage""; ""3.3 Roadway Transportation Systems in Thailand""; ""3.3.1 Roadways""; ""3.3.2 Bridges""; ""3.3.3 Observations and Recommendations""; ""3.4 Roadway Transportation Systems on Andaman and Nicobar Islands""; ""3.4.1 Description of System""; ""3.4.2 Overview of System Performance""; ""3.4.3 Locations of Damage""

""3.4.4 Observations and Recommendations""""SECTION 4: Electrical Power Systems""; ""4.1 Electrical Power Systems�Sri Lanka""; ""4.1.1 Power System Damage""; ""4.1.2 Power System Recovery""; ""4.1.3 Power System Lessons Learned""; ""4.2 Electric Power System�South India Peninsula""; ""4.2.1 Power System Damage""; ""4.2.2 Power System Recovery""; ""4.2.3 Power System Lessons Learned""; ""4.2.4 Acknowledgements""; ""4.3 Electrical Power Systems�Thailand""; ""4.3.1 Observations and Recommendations""; ""4.4 Electrical Power Systems�Andaman and Nicobar Islands""

""4.4.1 Overview of System Performance""""4.4.2 Transmission Line Failure, New Haddo Wharf, Port Blair, South Andaman Island""; ""4.4.3 Bamboo Flat (Phoenix Bay) 20-MW Power-Plant Failure, South Andaman Island""; ""4.4.4 Kalpong Hydroelectric Power Plant Failure near Diglipur, North Andaman Island""; ""4.4.5 Transmission Tower Failure at Middle Strait""; ""4.4.6 Middle Andaman Islands""; ""4.4.7 Southern Islands""; ""4.4.8 Major Observations and Recommendations""; ""SECTION 5: Water Systems""; ""5.1 Water Systems�Sri Lanka""; ""5.2 Water Systems�South India Peninsula""

""5.2.1 Locations of Damage""