ISBN: 9789355240422 (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The past many years have witnessed a dramatic increase in urbanization associated with increased population. This increase in the urban population has been accompanied by an equally strong growth in the number of high-rise buildings, residential houses, schools, bridges, water supply pipes, and other infrastructure constructions. Therefore, the proximity of the significant earthquakes to the major population centres, obviously leads to the question of how much damage will be sustained by these buildings, bridges, dams, water supply pipes and other so-called lifelines. The majorities of buildings in many cities in developing countries, were not designed as per strict earthquake design guidelines and could, unfortunately, sustain significant damage varying from total collapse to structural failure that will render them unfit for occupation. An increasing number of buildings, especially those built recently, do not even go through a proper quality control procedure to assure compliance with some . …