Earthquakes And Tsunamis: Civil Engineering Disaster Mitigation Activities - Implementing Millennium Development Goals (geotechnical, Geological And Earthquake Engineering)
by A. Tugrul Tankut /
2009 / English / PDF
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Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing
enormous life and material losses over the entire world,
especially in the developing countries that are not well
prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena
that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken
to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety
of activities involving numerous disciplines. Civil engineering
makes probably the most effective contribution to the mitigation
of life and material losses in earthquakes and tsunamis.
Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing
enormous life and material losses over the entire world,
especially in the developing countries that are not well
prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena
that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken
to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety
of activities involving numerous disciplines. Civil engineering
makes probably the most effective contribution to the mitigation
of life and material losses in earthquakes and tsunamis.
This volume contains 11 major contributions of distinguished
experts from various areas of civil engineering, and aims at
informing the civil engineering community about the recent
progress in disaster mitigation concerning earthquakes and
tsunamis. It is designed to address the standard practicing civil
engineer with the aim of carrying the scientific research results
to the engineering practice in simple engineering language.
This volume contains 11 major contributions of distinguished
experts from various areas of civil engineering, and aims at
informing the civil engineering community about the recent
progress in disaster mitigation concerning earthquakes and
tsunamis. It is designed to address the standard practicing civil
engineer with the aim of carrying the scientific research results
to the engineering practice in simple engineering language.
