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A concise and accessible introduction to seismic theory, focusing on the mathematical fundamentals of global seismology. Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students,... Læs mere
Written by eminent scientists from the field, this extensive overview of seismic ambient noise includes observations, physical origins, modelling, processing methods and... Læs mere
During 2010 and 2011, a sequence of strong earthquakes affected two communities in the province of Canterbury, New Zealand. This... Læs mere
Assesses disaster management related to earthquakes and volcanoes. The book includes a brief overview of disaster management and has an increased focus on... Læs mere
Examines various hazards, focusing on earthquakes and other atmospheric hazards. The book includes definitions of natural hazards, natural disasters, and their... Læs mere
This standard provides current minimum functionality requirements for earthquake-actuated automatic gas shutoff devices. These devices contain both... Læs mere
The international workshop on ""Earthquake Hazards and Mitigation"" was held in Guwahati, India during 7-8 December 2007. This proceedings contains 5 keynote lectures, 11 invited lectures and 44 contributed papers presented in the workshop.
At present the main earthquake hypothesis is the ""explosive"" relaxation of the high elastic stresses accumulated in the lithosphere. This book presents contributions from researchers... Læs mere
Earthquake engineering is the science of the performance of buildings and structures when subjected to seismic loading. It also assists in analysing the interaction between civil... Læs mere
GSP 232 contains 92 peer-reviewed papers on challenges and recent advances in geotechnical and seismic research and practice presented at the Second International Conference on Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering, held in Chengu, China, October 25-27, 2013.
TCLEE 40 discusses in detail the effects on lifeline infrastructure systems of the April 20, 2013 earthquake in Lushan, China.
TCLEE 37 discusses in detail the performance of lifeline infrastructure systems during the September 30, 2009, earthquakes in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia.