Catalog > Social Sciences > General > Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake (PDF)

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake [PDF ebook]

Support

Cover of Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake (PDF)

The Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco area on October 17, 1989, causing 63 deaths and $10 billion worth of damage. This book reviews existing research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it practical lessons that could be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. The volume contains seven keynote papers presented at a symposium on the earthquake and includes an overview written by the committee offering recommendations to improve seismic safety and earthquake awareness in parts of the country susceptible to earthquakes.

€44.21

Buy this ebook and get 1 more FREE!

Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 288 ● ISBN 9780309598477 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1994 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147876 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

Requires a DRM capable ebook reader

More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Geotechnical Board National Research Council

128,769 Ebooks in this category

Cover of Alex S. Edelstein: Total Propaganda

Alex S. Edelstein: Total Propaganda

Total Propaganda moves the study of propaganda out of the exclusive realm of world politics into the more inclusive study of popular culture, media, and politics. All the participatory functioning el …

Cover of Stephen Spencer: Race and Ethnicity

Stephen Spencer: Race and Ethnicity

Broad-ranging and comprehensive, this completely revised and updated textbook is a critical guide to issues and theories of ‘race’ and ethnicity. It shows how these concepts came into being during co …

Cover of Susan E. Mannon & James C. Witte: The Internet and Social Inequalities

Susan E. Mannon & James C. Witte: The Internet and Social Inequalities

Ideal for use as a core or secondary text in lower division social inequalities or social problems courses, this book explains how the changing nature and uses of the Internet not only mirror today’s …

Cover of Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino: Understanding Hate Crimes

Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino: Understanding Hate Crimes

Hate crimes and lesser acts of bigotry and intolerance are seen to be constants in today’s world. Since 1990, the federal government has published annual reports on hate crime incidents in the U …

Cover of John T Haworth: Work, Leisure and Well-Being

John T Haworth: Work, Leisure and Well-Being

Although it is now well established that unemployment is detrimental to health and well being, most of us assume that a well structured, rewarding leisure activity would be preferable to paid work. J …

Cover of Paula Caplan: The New Don''t Blame Mother

Paula Caplan: The New Don”t Blame Mother

In 1990, Paula Caplan, a nationally recognized expert on the psychology of women, wrote the groundbreaking Don”tBlame Mother. Now, almost ten years later, she finds that we are still blaming mothers …

Cover of W. A. Bonger: An Introduction to Criminology

W. A. Bonger: An Introduction to Criminology

This book, first published in 1936, provides an introduction to the various branches of criminology, including criminal psychology and criminology as an applied science. This title also provides an o …

Cover of Ian Wellard: Researching Embodied Sport

Ian Wellard: Researching Embodied Sport

Despite a growing interest in the sociology of the body, there has to date been a lack of scholarly work addressing the embodied aspects which form a central part of our understanding and experience …

Cover of Angela Veng Mei Leong: The Disruption of International Organised Crime

Angela Veng Mei Leong: The Disruption of International Organised Crime

Analyzing the structures of transnational organized crime, this book considers whether traditional mechanisms and national jurisdictions can tackle this increasing menace. Highlighting the strengths …

Cover of Christine Okali: Cocoa & Kinship In Guana

Christine Okali: Cocoa & Kinship In Guana

Published in the year 1983, Cocoa & Kinship In Guana is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science and Anthropology. …