Haiti Mw 7.0 earthquake of January 12, 2010 : lifeline performance /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Reston, Va. :
American Society of Civil Engineers,
©2012.
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| Series: | Monograph (American Society of Civil Engineers. Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering) ;
no. 35. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | Sponsored by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. On January 12, 2010, an earthquake struck the western peninsula of the Republic of Haiti, claiming more than 250,000 lives and leaving 1.2 million people homeless. The earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 7.0, destroyed homes, schools, and hospitals and triggered landslides and soil liquefaction that damaged the port and coastal roads. This TCLEE report discusses in detail the effects of this earthquake on lifeline infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and drainage; electricity; telecommunications; roads and bridges; ports, marine oil terminals, and airports; and hospitals and medical services. Chapters provide an overview of a system's performance, followed by sections describing the system, its damage, the emergency response, and recovery. Each chapter finishes with conclusions and recommendations. This monograph will be of particular interest to civil engineers, managers, planners, and government officials charged with maintaining lifeline infrastructure systems during earthquakes and other natural hazards. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 164 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780784476956 0784476950 0784412405 9780784412404 |