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Coastal reservoirs are viewed in many regions of the world as an emerging concept of storing fresh water when the river basin is in flood. Similar reservoirs (or impoundments) can be used to generate tidal renewable energy and/or provide the catalysis for urban regeneration. Constructed near the coast in natural river basins, these reservoirs have a smaller environmental footprint and are less obstructive than inland dams. Written by an international group of Civil, Environmental, and Geotechnical Engineers, Sustainable Water Resource Development using Coastal Reservoirs discusses the latest research and breakthroughs in their use, while offering expert advice into their sustainable design and construction. The perfect reference for researchers exploring the feasibility of this emerging technology or experienced professionals who wish to implement this technology as a water scarcity solution or a tidal renewable energy source or for urban regeneration, Sustainable Water Resource Development using Coastal Reservoirs provides an expert resource to the design, construction and use of coastal reservoirs. The reference begins with a brief but readable examination of water quantity, quality design and geotechnical considerations. The book includes international case studies to clearly illustrate the various uses, design, planning, construction, and operation methods. These case studies include projects such as: Afsluitdijk in the IJsselmeer, (Netherlands), Zuiderzee (Netherlands), Thanneermukkom Bund (India), Sihwa (South Korea), Saemangeum, (South Korea), Chenhang (China), Plover Cove (China), and Marina Barrage (Singapore).

Water resources development --- Water-supply. --- Coastal engineering. --- Reservoirs. --- Environmental aspects. --- Artificial lakes --- Lakes, Artificial --- Lakes, Man-made --- Man-made lakes --- Tanks (Reservoirs) --- Bodies of water --- Hydraulic structures --- Engineering --- Coastal zone management --- Shore protection --- Availability, Water --- Water availability --- Water resources --- Natural resources --- Public utilities --- Water utilities --- Environmental protection

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The primary goals of this brief are to invoke alertness and solidarity among the public in earthquake prone areas of India, and to empower the community to prepare themselves to face and manage the aftermath of an earthquake. The work presented here sheds new light on the action plans to be taken by the common public and public agencies, before, during and after earthquakes to safeguard lives of people and minimize loss of assets. This carefully presented book articulates various factors related to earthquake preparedness, and develops guidelines and useful tips for communicating them to relevant stakeholders. The book has been divided into three parts: (i) the first providing background which explains earthquakes in general and seismicity of India (ii) the second explores earthquake preparedness intended for individuals, families and various stakeholders, and (iii) the final section which describes various strategies for communities to prepare themselves for a future earthquake.

Earth sciences. --- Natural disasters. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Emergency medicine. --- Environmental management. --- Social service. --- Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Emergency Services. --- Social Work and Community Development. --- Environmental Management. --- Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Earthquake hazard analysis --- Earthquake hazard assessment --- Earthquakes --- Hazard analysis, Earthquake --- Seismic hazard analysis --- Seismic risk assessment --- Seismic vulnerability assessment --- Earthquake engineering --- Hazard analysis --- Geology. --- Fire prevention. --- Buildings --- Fire safety --- Fires --- Prevention of fires --- Fire protection engineering --- Public safety --- Insurance engineering --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Medicine, Emergency --- Medicine --- Critical care medicine --- Disaster medicine --- Medical emergencies --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Fires and fire prevention --- Prevention --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Natural calamities --- Disasters

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Elasticity. --- Strains and stresses. --- Architectural engineering --- Engineering, Architectural --- Stresses and strains --- Architecture --- Elastic solids --- Flexure --- Mechanics --- Statics --- Structural analysis (Engineering) --- Deformations (Mechanics) --- Elasticity --- Engineering design --- Graphic statics --- Strength of materials --- Stress waves --- Structural design --- Elastic properties --- Young's modulus --- Mathematical physics --- Matter --- Rheology --- Strains and stresses --- Properties

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This volume discusses the fundamental dynamic behaviour of granular materials, in particular cohesionless sand, when subjected to shock and blast wave loading. The contents of the book are mainly divided into three parts based on the type of loading imparted to the granular materials: Shock-wave loading (step pulse); Air-blast loading (Friedlander wave); Buried-blast loading. It provides a comprehensive review of the available testing methods, along with the necessary diagnostic measurements for material characterization, making it useful for researchers working in the area of blast protection and Impact engineering.

Classical mechanics. Field theory --- Hydraulic energy --- Applied physical engineering --- Mining industry --- Building materials. Building technology --- Physical geography --- oceanen --- toegepaste mechanica --- geologie --- bouwmaterialen --- mechanica --- hydraulica

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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