Steps in earthquake proofing a country
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Title (Dublin Core)
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Steps in earthquake proofing a country
Description (Dublin Core)
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In many countries around the world, building and bridge structures with close proximity to known earthquake faults have been constructed with little consideration to the effects of strong ground shaking. This paper discusses some of the infrastructure and systems required in a country to prevent structural collapse, and hence major loss, in a major earthquake. The modus operandi of one group which seeks to reduce earthquake loss in these countries, the World Seismic Safety Initiative, is described. Finally, a case study is carried out on Myanmar where extraordinary strides that have been made toward earthquake risk reduction in a relatively short period of time.
Creator (Dublin Core)
MacRae, G. A.
Myint, U.T.
Jain, S.K.
Publisher (Dublin Core)
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New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
Date (Dublin Core)
2011-06-30
Type (Dublin Core)
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Article
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
https://bulletin.nzsee.org.nz/index.php/bnzsee/article/view/239
10.5459/bnzsee.44.2.87-98
Source (Dublin Core)
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Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering; Vol 44 No 2 (2011); 87-98
2324-1543
1174-9857
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
Relation (Dublin Core)
https://bulletin.nzsee.org.nz/index.php/bnzsee/article/view/239/226
Rights (Dublin Core)
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Copyright (c) 2011 G. A. MacRae, U.T. Myint, S.K. Jain
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
