7 Ebooks por Committee on Natural Disasters
Board on Natural Disasters & Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems: Hurricane Hugo, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Charleston, South Carolina, September 17-22, 1989
This volume provides an account of the 1989 Hurricane Hugo for historical purposes, evaluates the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems, and identifies and recomme …
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€75.84
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Natural Disasters: Hurricane Elena, Gulf Coast
Hurricane Elena, following an erratic and difficult-to-forecast course along an unusually large section of the Gulf Coast, posed special problems from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Sarasota, Florida, we …
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€30.93
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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€19.20
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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€23.07
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Natural Disasters: Wind and the Built Environment
This book assesses wind engineering research studies in the past two decades to identify an interdisciplinary research agenda and delineate an action plan for evaluation of critical wind engineering …
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€42.35
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Natural Disasters: New Year’s Eve Flood on Oahu, Hawaii
The flood that greeted the new year in 1988 brought home the uncomfortable realization that many suburban areas of eastern Oahu are at risk from sudden and, in some cases, unpredictable flooding. Tor …
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€19.30
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Natural Disasters: March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes
This book provides an account of the 1987 Ecuador earthquakes, evaluating the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems. It identifies and recommends cases where an in …
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€19.22
