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"Written for civil, structural and geotechnical engineers, this book presents the latest research and practical experience in the design of high-arch dams in seismically active regions, from an author team that is highly active and experienced in the design, development and construction of 300-m high arch dams. The book covers the entire subject of dam design for seismic regions, including seismic input mechanisms and modeling, non-linear analysis techniques for dam structure and foundations, concrete material properties, and simulation techniques for dam design. Of particular value are the real-world experimental data and design case studies that enhance the book and ensure that readers can apply the theoretical content to their own projects. Breaks through the conventional concepts in civil engineering discipline and focus on applying new techniques from other subject fields to seismic safety on high-arch dam design in an innovative way -- Shows how to model and evaluate seismic safety of dams using seismic input, dam response and dynamic resistance -- Summarizes the methodology and approaches applied to high-arch dam design and construction in China, demonstrates the selection of site-specific seismic input parameters, and enables the reader to apply this to their own specific design challenge."--Publisher's website.

Dams --- Dam safety. --- Earthquake hazard analysis. --- Design and construction. --- Environmental aspects. --- Earthquake hazard assessment --- Earthquakes --- Hazard analysis, Earthquake --- Seismic hazard analysis --- Seismic risk assessment --- Seismic vulnerability assessment --- Earthquake engineering --- Industrial safety --- Hazard analysis

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Earthquake Hazard, Risk and Disasters presents the latest scientific developments and reviews of research addressing seismic hazard and seismic risk, including causality rates, impacts on society, preparedness, insurance and mitigation. The current controversies in seismic hazard assessment and earthquake prediction are addressed from different points of view. Basic tools for understanding the seismic risk and to reduce it, like paleoseismology, remote sensing, and engineering are discussed. Contains contributions from expert seismologists, geologists, engineers a

Geology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Dynamic & Structural Geology --- Earthquake hazard analysis. --- Earthquakes --- Environmental aspects. --- Safety measures. --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology --- Earthquake hazard assessment --- Hazard analysis, Earthquake --- Seismic hazard analysis --- Seismic risk assessment --- Seismic vulnerability assessment --- Earthquake engineering --- Hazard analysis

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This book provides a timely review and summary of the recent advances in state-of-the-art earthquake geotechnics. The earthquake disasters in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 prompted the urgent need for the state-of-the-art earthquake geotechnics to be put into practice for disaster mitigation. By reviewing the developments in earthquake geotechnics over more than half a century, this unique book enables readers to obtain solid grasp of this discipline. It is based on contributions from 18 leading international experts, who met in Kyoto in June 2016 to discuss a range of issues related to the developments of earthquake geotechnics. It comprehensively discusses various areas of earthquake geotechnics, including performance-based seismic design; the evolution of geotechnical seismic response analysis from 1964-2015; countermeasures against liquefaction; solutions for nuclear power plant disasters; the tsunami-caused inundation of the Tokyo metropolitan area; and a series of state-of-the-art effective stress analyses of case histories from the 2011 East Japan Earthquake. The book is of interest to advanced level researchers and practicing engineers in the field of earthquake geotechnics.

Earth sciences. --- Natural disasters. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Earthquake engineering. --- Earthquake hazard analysis. --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Earthquake hazard assessment --- Earthquakes --- Hazard analysis, Earthquake --- Seismic hazard analysis --- Seismic risk assessment --- Seismic vulnerability assessment --- Earthquake engineering --- Civil engineering --- Engineering --- Shear walls --- Hazard analysis --- Geology. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Natural calamities --- Disasters

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This book contains the best contributions presented during the 6th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering and the 2nd National Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology - 6CNIS & 2CNISS, that took place on June 14-17, 2017 in Bucharest - Romania, at the Romanian Academy and Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest. The book offers an updated overview of seismic hazard and risk assessment activities, with an emphasis on recent developments in Romania, a very challenging case study because of its peculiar intermediate-depth seismicity and evolutive code-compliant building stock. Moreover, the book collects input of renowned scientists and professionals from Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom. The content of the book focuses on seismicity of Romania, geotechnical earthquake engineering, structural analysis and seismic design regulations, innovative solutions for seismic protection of building structures, seismic risk evaluation, resilience-based assessment of structures and management of emergency situations. The sub-chapters consist of the best papers of 6CNIS & 2CNISS selected by the International Advisory and Scientific Committees. The book is targeted at researchers and experts in seismic hazard and risk, evaluation and rehabilitation of buildings and structures, insurers and re-insurers, and decision makers in the field of emergency situations and recovery activities.

Earthquakes --- Earthquake hazard analysis --- Risk assessment. --- Earth sciences. --- Geophysics. --- Natural disasters. --- Civil engineering. --- Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Civil Engineering. --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Engineering --- Public works --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Earth movements --- Natural disasters --- Seismology --- Earthquake hazard assessment --- Hazard analysis, Earthquake --- Seismic hazard analysis --- Seismic risk assessment --- Seismic vulnerability assessment --- Earthquake engineering --- Hazard analysis --- Geology. --- Physical geography. --- Geography --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Natural history

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This book reviews and assesses various methodologies for site characterization and site effects estimation to carry out seismic zonation at micro and macro levels. Readers will learn about the suitability of these methodologies for different levels of zoning in order to optimize the resources for carrying out seismic zonation. The Indian sub-continent is highly vulnerable to earthquake hazards, and past studies have focused primarily on the Himalayan region (inter-plate zone) and the northeast region (subduction zone). This book improves understanding of the seismicity in Peninsular India, which also has witnessed earthquakes of sizeable magnitude. Particular attention is given to the various methodologies for assessing seismic hazards, the scales at which site characterizations are carried out, and optimal methods for zonation practices using site data and hazard indexes. This book will be of use to post-graduates and doctoral students researching seismic zonation, hazard assessment and mitigation, and spatial data in earth sciences.

Earthquake engineering. --- Earthquake hazard analysis. --- Earth sciences. --- Geology. --- Natural disasters. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Geophysics. --- Geoecology. --- Environmental geology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Geoecology/Natural Processes. --- Geophysics and Environmental Physics. --- Earthquake hazard assessment --- Earthquakes --- Hazard analysis, Earthquake --- Seismic hazard analysis --- Seismic risk assessment --- Seismic vulnerability assessment --- Earthquake engineering --- Civil engineering --- Engineering --- Engineering geology --- Shear walls --- Hazard analysis --- Ecology. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Ecology --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Physics --- Geoecology --- Environmental protection --- Physical geology --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology