Coburn, Andrew

Earthquake protection / Andrew Coburn and Robin Spence. - 2nd ed. - xvi, 420 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.



Earthquakes, disasters and protection -- Cost of earthquakes -- Preparedness for earthquakes -- Earthquake emergency -- Recovering from earthquakes -- Strategies for earthquake protection -- Site selection and seismic hazard assessment -- Improving the earthquake resistance of buildings -- Earthquake risk modelling -- Risk mitigation in action

0471496146 (acid-free paper) 0470849231

2002072616

GBA2-62203


Earthquakes--Safety measures
Earthquake hazard analysis
Earthquake engineering

QE539.2.S34 / C63 2002