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Earthquake protection

Andrew Coburn and Robin Spence

Wiley, c1992

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Bibliography: p. [335]-346

Includes index

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Description

This text on earthquake protection covers such topics as preparedness for earthquakes; site selection and seismic hazard assessment; improving earthquake resistance of buildings; loss estimation, risk and vulnerability analysis; and evaluating alternative protection strategies.

Table of Contents

  • Earthquakes, disasters and protection
  • preparedness for earthquakes
  • the earthquake emergency
  • recovering from earthquakes
  • strategies for earthquake protection
  • site selection and seismic hazard assessment
  • improving earthquake resistance of buildings
  • loss estimation, risk and vulnerability analysis
  • evaluating alternative protection strategies
  • reducing earthquake disasters.

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