Earthquakes and Tsunamis Civil Engineering Disaster Mitigation Activities Implementing Millennium Development Goals /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tankut, A. Tugrul (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Έκδοση: 1.
• Σειρά: Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering, 11
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

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...

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