"A Twitter-sourced charity book about how the Japanese Earthquake at 2:46 on March 11, 2011 affected us all."--Quakebook.org.
"A Twitter-sourced charity book about how the Japanese Earthquake at 2:46 on March 11, 2011 affected us all."--Quakebook.org.
Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today's world urgently needs a new body of knowledge and techniques for the mitigation of and response to disaster. Central to such a body of…
Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today's world urgently needs a new body of knowledge and techniques for the mitigation of and response to disaster. Central to such a body of…
This book looks in depth at the properties and behaviour of concrete under tension, a phenomenon that can cause catastrophic failure of concrete structures if it is not properly factored into the design stage. Tension is the opposite force to compression. Most concrete structure…
"This one-stop resource--filled with in-depth earthquake engineering analysis, testing procedures, seismic and construction codes--features new coverage of the 2012 International Building Code" "The latest methods for designing seismically sound structuresFully updated for the …