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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462679503321

Titolo

Chile earthquake of 2010 lifeline performance [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Earthquake Investigation Committee of the Technical Council of Lifeline Earthquake Engineering ; edited by Alex K. Tang, John M. Eidinger ; sponsored by Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013

ISBN

0-7844-7784-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (425 p.)

Collana

Monograph ; ; no. 36

Altri autori (Persone)

TangAlex

EidingerJohn M

Disciplina

624.1/762

Soggetti

Lifeline earthquake engineering - Chile - Evaluation

Earthquake damage - Chile

Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Acknowledgment of Local Support""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""1.1 Geotechnical Aspects""; ""1.2 Lifelines""; ""1.3 Organization""; ""2. SEISMOLOGY AND GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""2.1 Geologic Aspects""; ""2.2 Geotechnical Engineering Aspects""; ""2.3 Discussion and Recommendations""; ""2.4 Acknowledgements""; ""2.5 References""; ""3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS""; ""3.1 Description of the System""; ""3.2 Overiew of System Performance""; ""3.3 Performance of Highways and Bridges""; ""3.4 Railways""

""3.5 Observations and Recommendations""""3.6 Acknowledgements""; ""3.7 References""; ""4. PORTS""; ""4.1 Overview of Ports Performance""; ""4.2 Coronel""; ""4.3 Port of San Vincente""; ""4.4 Port of Lirquen""; ""4.5 Port of Talcahuano""; ""4.6 Navy Port at Molo""; ""4.7 Abastible Pier and Other Independent Offshore Piers in the Concepcion Area""; ""4.8 Major Observations and Recommendations""; ""4.9



Acknowledgements""; ""5. GAS AND LIQUID FUEL""; ""5.1 Description of System""; ""5.2 Refinery Performance""; ""5.3 Crude Oil Pipeline System Performance""

""5.4 Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) Plant Performance""""5.5 Gas Fuel System Performance""; ""5.6 Major Observations and Recommendations""; ""5.7 Acknowledgments""; ""6. ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS""; ""6.1 System Description""; ""6.2 System Characteristics and Response""; ""6.3 Generating Systems""; ""6.4 Transmission System""; ""6.5 Distribution System""; ""6.6 Transmission and Distribution Lines""; ""6.7 Conclusions and Observations""; ""6.8 Acknowledgements""; ""6.9 References""; ""7. TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS""; ""7.1 Description of the System""; ""7.2 Overview of System Performance""

""7.3 Cellular Networks""""7.4 Landline Network Including Transmission and Distribution""; ""7.5 General Observations""; ""7.6 Major Observations and Recommendations""; ""7.7 Acknowledgements""; ""8. WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM""; ""8.1 Description of System""; ""8.2 Overview of System Performance""; ""8.3 Damage Sites""; ""8.4 Major Observations and Recommendations""; ""8.5 Acknowledgments""; ""8.6 References""; ""9. AIRPORTS""; ""9.1 Description of Airports""; ""9.2 Overview of System Performance""; ""9.3 Santiago Internatioanl Airport (SCL)""

""9.4 Concepción International Airport (CCP)""""9.5 Los Angeles Airport (LSQ)""; ""9.6 Observations and Recommendations""; ""9.7 Acknowledgments""; ""10. INFRASTRUCTURE INTERDEPENDENCIES AND RESILIENCE""; ""10.1 Phases of Lifeline System Interdependence""; ""10.2 Lifeline System Restoration Performance""; ""10.3 Quantitative Lifeline Interdependence Analysis""; ""10.4 Research and Practical Challenges""; ""10.5 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""10.6 Acknowledgements""; ""10.7 References""; ""10.8 Appendix A""; ""11. EMERGENCY RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND SOCIAL IMPACT""

""11.1 Earthquake Culture""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483786903321

Autore

Keen Paul

Titolo

A Defence of the Humanities in a Utilitarian Age : Imagining What We Know, 1800-1850 / / by Paul Keen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030326609

3030326608

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print, , 2634-6524

Disciplina

001.309

809.034

Soggetti

Literature, Modern - 19th century

Literature - History and criticism

Civilization - History

Philosophy - History

Ethnology - Great Britain

Culture

Nineteenth-Century Literature

Literary History

Cultural History

History of Philosophy

British Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The Humanities in a Utilitarian Age -- Chapter 1: Interventions -- Chapter 2: Accommodations -- Chapter 3: Institutions -- Chapter 4: The Idea of a University. - Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the ways that critics writing in the early nineteenth century developed arguments in favour of the humanities in the face of utilitarian pressures. Its focus reflects the ways that similar pressures today have renewed the question of how to make the case for the public value of the humanities. The good news is that in many ways,



this self-reflexive challenge is precisely what the humanities have always done best: highlight the nature and the force of the narratives that have helped to define how we understand our society - its various pasts and its possible futures - and to suggest the larger contexts within which these issues must ultimately be situated. .