Seismic Ground Motion in Large Urban Areas /

The accelerated, and often uncontrolled, growth of the cities has contributed to the ecological transformation of their immediate surroundings. Factors contributing to the urban vulnerability include: lowering or rising of the water table, subsidence, loss of bearing capacity of soil foundations and...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Panza, Giuliano F.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Paskaleva, Ivanka, Nunziata, Concettina
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2004.
Series:	Pageoph topical volumes.
Subjects:	Earthquake hazard analysis. Earthquake engineering. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book