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Izmit (Kocaeli), Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999 Including Duzce Earthquake of November 12, 1999: Lifeline Performance (American Society of ... Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering)
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Description for Izmit (Kocaeli), Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999 Including Duzce Earthquake of November 12, 1999: Lifeline Performance (American Society of ... Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering)
Paperback. The Earthquake Investigation Committee of the Technical Council of Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE), sent volunteers to Turkey to gather data to provide information for practitioners to improve the performance of the lifeline systems. This work contains their findings. It includes topics like: seismology, geology, and geotechnical issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; RBC; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230. .
On August 17, 1999, the Izmit (Kocaeli) Earthquake tore through Kocaeli, Turkey, resulting in over 15,000 deaths and 27,000 injuries; 200,000 people were left homeless. The electric power system, nearly destroyed, sustained over US$70 million in damage. Another earthquake, November 12, to the east of Izmit at Duzce, added to the lifeline systems damage, impacting the communications system, water and wastewater system, ports, railway, road, and bridges. The Earthquake Investigation Committee of the Technical Council of Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), established to initiate, organize, train for, coordinate, and evaluate the performance of lifelines following ... Read more
On August 17, 1999, the Izmit (Kocaeli) Earthquake tore through Kocaeli, Turkey, resulting in over 15,000 deaths and 27,000 injuries; 200,000 people were left homeless. The electric power system, nearly destroyed, sustained over US$70 million in damage. Another earthquake, November 12, to the east of Izmit at Duzce, added to the lifeline systems damage, impacting the communications system, water and wastewater system, ports, railway, road, and bridges. The Earthquake Investigation Committee of the Technical Council of Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), established to initiate, organize, train for, coordinate, and evaluate the performance of lifelines following ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Reston, United States
ISBN
9780784404942
SKU
V9780784404942
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