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Chile earthquake and tsunami of 2010 : performance of coastal infrastructure /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edge, Billy L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, COPRI, Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute, [2013]
Subjects:
Earthquake engineering > Chile.
Earthquake hazard analysis > Chile.
Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27)
Structural engineering > Chile.
Coastal engineering > Chile.
Earthquake damage > Chile.
Tsunami damage > Chile.
Earthquakes > Chile > History > 21st century.
Tsunamis > Chile > History > 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Description of earthquake ; Objectives of this study ; Site investigation ; The COPRI investigation team
  • Seismic ground motion
  • Tsunami characteristics: Observations ; Tsunami predictions ; Summary
  • Site investigations: Talcahuano ; San Vicente Port ; San Vicente marine gas terminal ; Dichato ; Lirquen ; Coronel ; Santa Maria Island ; Caleta Tumbes ; Valparaiso ; San Antonio
  • Interviews: University of Valparaiso ; Ministry of Public Works ; University of Chile ; UNESCO
  • Lessons learned and general recommendations: Lessons Learned ; General recommendations ; Appendix: Detailed existing facility data: Port of Talcahuano ; Port of San Vicente ; Port of Valparaiso ; Port of San Antonio.