3 Ebooks door Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Natural Disasters: Saragosa, Texas, Tornado May 22, 1987
The small community of Saragosa, Texas, was devastated by a violent multiple-vortex tornado on Friday, May 22, 1987. Despite the extensive warning dissemination efforts, which are documented in this …
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Engels
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€19.26
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Natural Disasters: Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Colombia, South America, November 13, 1985
On November 13, 1985, catastrophic mudflows swept down the slopes of the erupting Nevado del Ruiz volcano, destroying structures in their paths. Various estimates of deaths ranged as high as 24, 000 …
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Engels
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€23.07
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Earthquake Engineering: Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams
The hazard posed by large dams has long been known. Although no concrete dam has failed as a result of earthquake activity, there have been instances of significant damage. Concerns about the seismic …
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Engels
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€19.25
