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Sobreviviendo a un tsunami : lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japon
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ISBN: 0607969989 9780607969986 Year: 2001 Volume: 1218 Publisher: Washington : US geological survey,

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Tsunamis : detection, monitoring, and early-warning technologies
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ISBN: 1282976737 9786612976735 0123850541 0123850533 9780123850539 9780123850546 Year: 2011 Publisher: Burlington, Mass. : Academic Press,

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The devastating impacts of tsunamis have received increased focus since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the most destructive tsunami in over 400 years of recorded history. The tsunamis that occurred as a result of the earthquake in Japan in March 2011 further emphasized the need for detection, monitoring, and early-warning technologies. This professional reference is the first of its kind: it provides a globally inclusive review of the current state of tsunami detection technology and will be a much-needed resource for oceanographers and marine engineers working to upgrade and integrate t


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Earthquakes and Tsunamis : Civil Engineering Disaster Mitigation Activities - Implementing Millennium Development Goals
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ISBN: 9048184959 9048123984 9048123992 Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing enormous life and material losses over the entire world, especially in the developing countries that are not well prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety of activities involving numerous disciplines. Civil engineering makes probably the most effective contribution to the mitigation of life and material losses in earthquakes and tsunamis. This volume contains 11 major contributions of distinguished experts from various areas of civil engineering, and aims at informing the civil engineering community about the recent progress in disaster mitigation concerning earthquakes and tsunamis. It is designed to address the standard practicing civil engineer with the aim of carrying the scientific research results to the engineering practice in simple engineering language.

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Earthquake engineering --Congresses. --- Earthquakes --Safety measures --Congresses. --- Tsunamis --Safety measures --Congresses. --- Earthquake engineering --- Earthquakes --- Tsunamis --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Engineering - General --- Safety measures --- Natural disasters --- Hazard mitigation. --- Mitigation --- Environmental aspects --- Earthquake sea waves --- Seismic sea waves --- Seismic surges --- Tidal waves --- Tunamis --- Disaster mitigation --- Hazards mitigation --- Mitigation, Hazard --- Natural hazard mitigation --- Natural hazards mitigation --- Natural calamities --- Quakes (Earthquakes) --- Engineering. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geology. --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology --- Emergency management --- Disasters --- Ocean waves --- Earth movements --- Seismology --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Engineering—Geology.

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