Engineering for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation

• Main Author: Hamada, Masanori (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Natural Hazards.

Earthquake and tsunami disasters have been increasing rapidly and globally in the last quarter-century. The purpose of this book is to provide essential knowledge and information on the mitigation of earthquakes and tsunamis for graduate students, young researchers, and geotechnical engineers. It be...

Table of Contents:

• Recent Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters Worldwide
• Earthquake-resistant Design and Reinforcement
• Soil Liquefaction and Countermeasures
• Liquefaction-Induced Ground Displacements: Damage and Countermeasures
• Dynamic Behaviors of Underground Structures during Earthquakes and Earthquake-Resistant Design
• Mitigation Measures against Future Natural Disasters.