Earthquake protection / Andrew Coburn and Robin Spence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coburn, Andrew (Andrew W.)

Contributor:

Spence, R. J. S. (Robin J. S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquake hazard analysis.

Earthquake engineering.

Earthquakes--Safety measures.

Earthquakes.

Physical Description:

xvi, 420 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, [2002]

Summary:

Since the publication of the successful first edition of Earthquake Protection there have been 110 lethal earthquakes, killing 130 000 people; there have also been significant developments in the field of earthquake risk management, particularly in the modelling and analysis of risk for insurance and financial services. Furthermore, major earthquake disastersm such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California, the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan and the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake in Turkey have occurred. The experience and knowledge gained through these events have improved our understanding of how to manage, mitigate and work towards the prevention of similar catastrophes. The 1990s were in fact the costliest decade on record in terms of disaster management due to such seismic events, placing unprecedented pressure on the insurance industry in particular, and changing its view of earthquake protection.

Significantly revised and updated, this second edition continues to provide a comprehensive overview of how to reduce the impact of earthquakes on people and property, and implement best practice in managing the consequences of such disasters. It also includesa significant coverage of the techniques of modelling earthquake catastrophe. Each chapter deals with a separate aspect of protection, and covers a wide range of economic and social conditions, drawing on the authors' considerable personal experience and with reference to real life examples.

This valuable book provides essential reading for earthquake and structural engineers and geoscientists, as well as insurers and loss prevention specialists, risk managers and assessors involved in managing earthquake risk, urban and regional planners, and emergency management agencies.

Contents:

1 Earthquakes, Disasters and Protection 1

1.1 Earthquake Protection: Past Failure and Present Opportunity 1

1.2 Earthquake Disasters 3

1.4 Earthquake Protection 26

2 The Costs of Earthquakes 37

2.1 The Costs of Earthquakes in the Last Century 37

2.2 Who Pays? 44

2.3 The Private Building Owner 54

2.4 The Insurance Industry 58

2.5 The Public Sector 64

2.6 Interrelated Risk 67

3 Preparedness for Earthquakes 71

3.1 Earthquake Prediction 71

3.2 Long-term Prediction (Years) 71

3.3 Short-term Prediction (Days/Hours) 74

3.4 Instantaneous Warning (Seconds) 78

3.5 Practicalities of Prediction and Evacuation 78

3.6 Getting the General Public Prepared 84

4 The Earthquake Emergency 91

4.1 Emergency Management 91

4.2 Search and Rescue 101

4.3 Search and Rescue Techniques 106

4.4 Medical Aspects of Earthquake Disaster 117

4.5 Follow-on Disasters 123

4.6 Shelter, Food and Essential Services 128

4.7 Re-establishing Public Confidence 134

5 Recovering from Earthquakes 141

5.1 Opportunities and Challenges 141

5.2 Sectoral Recovery Plan 142

5.3 Repairing Economic Damage 144

5.4 Physical Reconstruction 150

5.5 Housing and Shelter Policy 156

5.6 Reconstruction and the Construction Industry 162

5.7 Turning Reconstruction into Future Protection 165

6 Strategies for Earthquake Protection 177

6.1 Creating a Safe Society 177

6.2 Personal Risk Management 178

6.3 Corporate Risk Management 183

6.4 Urban Risk Management 192

6.5 National Risk Management 211

6.6 International Aid and Development Organisations 223

7 Site Selection and Seismic Hazard Assessment 233

7.1 Choice of Siting 233

7.2 Site-related Earthquake Hazards 234

7.3 Estimating Ground Motion Hazard 238

7.4 Effect of Site Conditions on Seismic Hazard 253

7.5 Microzoning 255

7.6 Mapping of Insurance Risks 259

8 Improving Earthquake Resistance of Buildings 263

8.1 Strong and Weak Building Types 263

8.2 Building Response to Earthquakes 267

8.3 How Buildings Resist Earthquakes 272

8.4 Structural Form and Earthquake Resistance 274

8.5 Choice of Structural Materials 279

8.6 Codes of Practice for Engineered Buildings 281

8.7 Improving the Resistance of Non-engineered Buildings 285

8.8 Strengthening Existing Buildings 293

8.9 Repair and Strengthening of Historical Buildings 304

9 Earthquake Risk Modelling 311

9.1 Loss Estimation 311

9.3 Vulnerability Assessment 317

9.4 The PSI Scale of Earthquake Ground Motion 325

9.5 The HAZUS Methodology 333

9.6 Human Casualty Estimation 338

9.7 Other Losses 342

9.8 Applications of Loss Estimation 346

9.9 Uncertainty in Loss Estimation 349

10 Risk Mitigation in Action 353

10.2 Improving Standards of Construction for New Buildings 353

10.3 Strengthening Existing Buildings and Infrastructure 358

10.4 Upgrading Rural Construction: Building for Safety 359

10.5 Evaluating Alternative Protection Strategies 364

10.6 Evaluation of Alternative Strategies: Some Examples 369

10.7 Social and Public Policy Aspects of Earthquake Protection Strategies 375

10.8 The Way Ahead 380.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-402) and index.

ISBN:

0471496146

0470849231

OCLC:

49976986