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This accessible guide to seismic design examines what earthquakes do to buildings and what can be done to improve building response to earthquakes. International examples and photographs are included as important learning aids in understanding the effects of earthquakes on structures. ... Read more

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Design for Earthquakes
This book is good for engineers and architects who are looking for basic concept of seismic design. It is easy to understand. It's not a book for preparation of CA seismic test for civil engineer. It does not have many complicated formulas but it has many illustrations, do and don't's in designs. I recommend to people who want to learn about earthquake without having to know all the complicated formulas & technical jargons. ... Read more

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Written for readers with a general science background of earthquakes, this book focuses on the geological causes and effects of this geological phenomenon, based largely on field studies of occurrences worldwide. Introductory chapters provide background information on earthquake environment, including strike-slip, normal, and reverse faults, and the earthquake geology of subduction zones. Also described are the surface effects of earthquake shaking and the application of earthquake geology to earthquake hazard evaluation and planning. Numerous photographs and illustrations help illustrate the concepts discussed throughout the book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Scientist, published by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1128 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Sea change: reflection seismology, a tool of geologists, proves useful to oceanographers.(Science Observer)
Author: David Schneider
Publication: American Scientist (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2004
Publisher: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Volume: 92Issue: 4Page: 321(2)

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