Why Do Buildings Collapse in Earthquakes? : Building for Safety in Seismic Areas /
"With today's technical understanding, building collapse in earthquakes should be a thing of the past. Engineers know how to build safely in earthquake prone areas, and modern building techniques have been through extensive theoretical analyses, laboratory testing and reviews over years of...
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| author | Spence, R. J. S. (Robin J. S.), author 348372 So, Emily, author 642118 |
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| description | "With today's technical understanding, building collapse in earthquakes should be a thing of the past. Engineers know how to build safely in earthquake prone areas, and modern building techniques have been through extensive theoretical analyses, laboratory testing and reviews over years of research and development. However, the construction process is a complicated one, involving many players and stages, and with increasing populations, ageing buildings and other social and political constraints, the reality is not so simple. When a large earthquake occurs, many buildings continue to collapse, and many of their occupants are killed or injured."-- |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5998482022-07-17T01:34:03ZWhy Do Buildings Collapse in Earthquakes? : Building for Safety in Seismic Areas / Spence, R. J. S. (Robin J. S.), author 348372 So, Emily, author 642118 textHoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell,2021©2021eng"With today's technical understanding, building collapse in earthquakes should be a thing of the past. Engineers know how to build safely in earthquake prone areas, and modern building techniques have been through extensive theoretical analyses, laboratory testing and reviews over years of research and development. However, the construction process is a complicated one, involving many players and stages, and with increasing populations, ageing buildings and other social and political constraints, the reality is not so simple. When a large earthquake occurs, many buildings continue to collapse, and many of their occupants are killed or injured."--Includes references and index.Introduction : why this book -- How do buildings behave in earthquakes? -- How are buildings constructed in earthquake zones? -- What happens in an earthquake? -- How do different forms of construction behave in earthquakes? -- How is the population affected? -- How can buildings be improved? -- Successes and failures in earthquakes protection : a country comparison -- The way forward : what part can different actors play?"With today's technical understanding, building collapse in earthquakes should be a thing of the past. Engineers know how to build safely in earthquake prone areas, and modern building techniques have been through extensive theoretical analyses, laboratory testing and reviews over years of research and development. However, the construction process is a complicated one, involving many players and stages, and with increasing populations, ageing buildings and other social and political constraints, the reality is not so simple. When a large earthquake occurs, many buildings continue to collapse, and many of their occupants are killed or injured."--PSZJBBuildingsEarthquake resistant designURN:ISBN:9781119619420 |
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| title | Why Do Buildings Collapse in Earthquakes? : Building for Safety in Seismic Areas / |
| title_full | Why Do Buildings Collapse in Earthquakes? : Building for Safety in Seismic Areas / |
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| title_sort | why do buildings collapse in earthquakes building for safety in seismic areas |
| topic | Buildings Earthquake resistant design |
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