The Physics of Destructive Earthquakes

ISBN-13: 9781643270753 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 104 str.

Frederick Thomas; Robert Chaney; Richard Tseng

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author biographies
• 1. The size of earthquakes
• 2. Causes and effects
• 3. Modelling earthquake hazard
• 4. Ancient methods
• 5. Position, velocity and acceleration
• 6. Strength, flexibility and elasticity
• 7. Calculations and authentic assessment
• 8. Resonance
• 9. Landslides
• 10. Liquefaction
• 11. Tsunamis
• 12. Mitigating risks