The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes

The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes
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Total Pages : 352
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Synopsis The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology

The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes

The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes
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Total Pages : 352
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Synopsis The Adequacy of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act in Mitigating the Effects of Future U.S. Earthquakes by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology

National Earthquake Resilience

National Earthquake Resilience
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780309186773
ISBN-13 : 0309186773
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Synopsis National Earthquake Resilience by : National Research Council

The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.

PAIS Bulletin

PAIS Bulletin
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Total Pages : 1630
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015065659776
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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Authorization

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Authorization
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Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105045206583
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Synopsis Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Authorization by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

Congressional Record

Congressional Record
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Total Pages : 840
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433062979061
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Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress

Preventing Earthquake Disasters: The Grand Challenge in Earthquake Engineering

Preventing Earthquake Disasters: The Grand Challenge in Earthquake Engineering
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Publisher : National Academy Press
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015058715692
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Synopsis Preventing Earthquake Disasters: The Grand Challenge in Earthquake Engineering by : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Develop a Long-Term Research Agenda for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)

The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is scheduled to become operational in 2004. These network sites will perform a range of experiments to test and validate complex computer models being developed to simulate the behavior of structures subjected to earthquakes. To assist in this effort, the NSF requested the National Research Council(NRC) to frame the major questions to be addressed by and to develop a long-term research agenda for NEES. Preventing Earthquake Disasters presents an overview of the grand challenge including six critical research problems making up that challenge. The report also provides an assessment of earthquake engineering research issues and the role of information technology in that research effort, and a research plan for NEES.

CIS Annual

CIS Annual
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Total Pages : 1056
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ISBN-10 : OSU:32437000616975
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