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Chile earthquake and tsunami of 2010 : performance of coastal infrastructure / edited by Billy L. Edge, Ph.D., P.E.
LIBRA TA654.6 .C465 2013
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earthquake engineering--Chile.
- Earthquake engineering.
- Earthquake hazard analysis--Chile.
- Earthquake hazard analysis.
- Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27).
- Structural engineering--Chile.
- Structural engineering.
- Coastal engineering--Chile.
- Coastal engineering.
- Earthquake damage--Chile.
- Earthquake damage.
- Tsunami damage--Chile.
- Tsunami damage.
- Earthquakes--Chile--History--21st century.
- Earthquakes.
- Tsunamis--Chile--History--21st century.
- Tsunamis.
- History.
- Chile.
- Physical Description:
- v, 134 pages ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, COPRI, Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute [2013]
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Description of Earthquake
- Objectives of This Study
- Site Investigation
- The COPRI Investigation Team
- 2. Seismic Ground Motion
- 3. Tsunami Characteristics
- Observations
- Tsunami Predictions
- Summary
- 4. Site Investigations
- Talcahuano
- San Vicente Port
- San Vicente Marine Gas Terminal
- Dichato
- Lirquen
- Coronel
- Santa Maria Island
- Caleta Tumbes
- Valparaiso
- San Antonio
- 5. Interviews
- University of Valparaiso
- Ministry of Public Works
- University of Chile
- UNESCO
- 6. Lessons Learned and General Recommendations
- Lessons Learned
- General Recommendations
- Appendix: Detailed Existing Facility Data
- A-1. Port of Talcahuano
- A-2. Port of San Vicente
- A-3. Port of Valparaiso
- A-4. Port of San Antonio.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 0784412790
- 9780784412794
- OCLC:
- 833381124
- Publisher Number:
- 99958516153
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