03084aam 2200709Ia 450 991101990950332120230607213221.09781280270147128027014497804708551710470855177(CKB)111056485599096(EBL)141617(OCoLC)53827468(SSID)ssj0000142519(PQKBManifestationID)12000841(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142519(PQKBWorkID)10096896(PQKB)10438713(SSID)ssj0000483999(PQKBManifestationID)11299889(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483999(PQKBWorkID)10573760(PQKB)11677178(MiAaPQ)EBC141617(Perlego)2757998(EXLCZ)9911105648559909619930301d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEarthquake protection /Andrew Coburn and Robin Spence2nd ed.Chichester ;New York Wiley20021 online resource (440 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780471918332 0471918334 9780471496144 0471496146 Includes bibliographical references and index.Earthquake Protection; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Earthquakes, Disasters and Protection; 2 The Costs of Earthquakes; 3 Preparedness for Earthquakes; 4 The Earthquake Emergency; 5 Recovering from Earthquakes; 6 Strategies for Earthquake Protection; 7 Site Selection and Seismic Hazard Assessment; 8 Improving Earthquake Resistance of Buildings; 9 Earthquake Risk Modelling; 10 Risk Mitigation in Action; Bibliography; Index; Since the publication of the successful first edition of Earthquake Protection there have been 110 lethal earthquakes, killing 130 000 people; there have also been significant developments in the field of earthquake risk management, particularly in the modelling and analysis of risk for insurance and financial services. Furthermore, major earthquake disasters, such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California, the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan and the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake in Turkey have occurred. The experience and knowledge gained through these events have improved our understanding oEarthquake hazard analysisEarthquake engineeringEarthquakesSafety measuresEarthquake hazard analysis.Earthquake engineering.EarthquakesSafety measures.363.34/9563693.852Coburn Andrew(Andrew W.)554051Spence R. J. S(Robin J. S.)1217276MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019909503321Earthquake protection4418403UNINA