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Urban disaster mitigation : the role of engineering and technology /

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Great loss of human life, structural damage, and social and economic upheaval occur repeatedly due to such natural hazards as earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, floods and tsunamis. Both the US and Taiwan, along with many other countries, have a history of such occurrences and a common n...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Cheng, Franklin Y., Sheu, Maw Shyong
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, OX, UK ; Tarrytown, N.Y., U.S.A. : Elsevier, 1995.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Earthquake engineering > Congresses.
Natural disasters > Congresses.
Earthquake hazard analysis > Congresses.
Landslides > Congresses.
Flood control > Congresses.
Génie parasismique > Congrès.
Catastrophes naturelles > Congrès.
Risques sismiques > Congrès.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Congrès.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Structural.
Earthquake engineering
Earthquake hazard analysis
Flood control
Landslides
Natural disasters
Sismologia.
Structures > Stress (Mechanics)
United States
Taiwan (China)
Electronic books.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface. Symposium/Workshop Activities. Resolutions. Seismology. Earthquake Engineering. Landslides and Rockslides. Flood Engineering. Socio-Economic Impact. Index of Contributors.