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Bracing For Disaster
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Author : Stephen Tobriner
language : en
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
Release Date : 2015-05-01
Bracing For Disaster written by Stephen Tobriner and has been published by Heyday.ORIM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-01 with Architecture categories.
“The first history of seismic engineering in San Francisco . . . spiced with survivor and eyewitness accounts. ”—Midwest Book Review For the past one hundred and fifty years, architects and engineers have quietly been learning from each quake and designing newer earthquake-resistant building techniques and applying them in an ongoing effort to save San Francisco. Bracing for Disaster is a fresh appraisal of a city responding to repeated devastation. In the language of a skilled teacher, Tobriner examines what really happened during the city’s earthquakes—which buildings were damaged, which survived, and who were the unsung heroes. Filled with more than two hundred photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, this is a revealing look at the history of buildings by a true expert, and it offers lessons not just for San Francisco but for any city beset by natural disasters. “The real saga is how a fast-growing city grapples with the reality that it has more to worry about than fires and fog. The core of the story is fairly technical, rooted in the crude intuitive ways in which builders reacted to a seismic threat they could neither measure nor define. But Tobriner crafts the story well.”—SFGate
Bracing For Disaster
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Author : Stephen Tobriner
language : en
Publisher: Heyday Books
Release Date : 2006
Bracing For Disaster written by Stephen Tobriner and has been published by Heyday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.
An emotional and practical guide to handling life with mental illness. Half of each chapter deals with the patient's new identity, using a modified Twelve-Step plan. Half is nuts and bolts: how to work with your doctor; how to navigate your way through uncaring bureaucracies; dealing with psychosis; surviving suicidal thoughts; recognizing your triggers; and more. PRAISE FROM REVIEWERS: "Four Stars out of five...Fruchey effectively adapts the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, applying them to the challenges of living with mental illness. Fruchey's sensitivity to differences in opinion and life situations will help make the book pertinent to a wide range of people. Although it targets mentally ill readers, this book will also benefit relatives and friends and help mental health professionals better understand their patients. Overall, it provides practicable, well-presented information." - Foreword Clarion Review "Guides the reader toward recovery by beginning with the most basic step - accepting that you have a mental illness - to the last step: finding your purpose in life beyond your mental illness. She provides helpful advice while including stories and quotations from people dealing with various issues. She collaborates with Dr. David Kallinger, whose PhD adds clinical expertise...together, they offer a therapeutic map to guide the reader toward a better quality of life." - NAMI Advocate PRAISE FROM EARLY READERS: "Something that is so valuable, a compilation of personal experience, personal advice, and Twelve-Step guidance that offers real, effective ideas for dealing with the garbage that goes with mental illness... I LOVE this, I'm looking forward to having a copy of it, and these last three chapters I'm going to sit and read with my husband." (Kathy D) "Room For Me, Too, is bravely honest and heartfelt. I have read a lot of non-fiction and this is the first time I would call a book a true work of humanity. The interviews are the most complete and caring I have ever seen before. Even the religious parts were a huge breath of fresh air... None of us are without issues, and I can't think of anyone who wouldn't benefit greatly from this book. This book was intended for those with mental illnesses of various types, but I say it's a must read for those who know anyone with such problems." (Leslie D) "I wish I had read this in my younger life ...This is so informational and entertaining to read - I feel like I have a guide through life's difficulties when I read this." (Erika D)
Bracing For The Storm
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
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Bracing For The Apocalypse
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Author : Anna Maria Bounds
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-06-04
Bracing For The Apocalypse written by Anna Maria Bounds and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-04 with Social Science categories.
Increasing American fear about terrorism, environmental catastrophes, pandemics, and economic crises has fueled interest in "prepping": confronting disaster by mastering survivalist skills. This trend of self-reliance is not merely evidence of the American belief in the power of the individual; rather, this pragmatic shift away from expecting government aid during a disaster reflects a weakened belief in the bond between government and its citizens during a time of crisis. This ethnographic study explores the rise of the urban preppers' subculture in New York City, shedding light on the distinctive approach of city dwellers in preparing for disaster. With attention to the role of factors such as class, race, gender and one’s expectations of government, it shows that how one imagines Doomsday affects how one prepares for it. Drawing on participant observation, the author explores preppers’ views on the central question of whether to "bug out" or "hunker down" in the event of disaster, and examines the ways in which the prepper economy increases revenue by targeting concerns over developing skills, building networks, securing equipment and arranging a safe locale. A rich qualitative study, Bracing for the Apocalypse will appeal to scholars of sociology and anthropology with interests in urban studies, ethnography and subcultures.
Natural Disasters And Educational Building Design
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Author : Ian T. Sinnamon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Natural Disasters And Educational Building Design written by Ian T. Sinnamon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Natural disasters categories.
Disaster
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Author : Charles E. Fritz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Disaster written by Charles E. Fritz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with categories.
The Cure For Catastrophe
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Author : Robert Muir-Wood
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2016-09-06
The Cure For Catastrophe written by Robert Muir-Wood and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Nature categories.
We can't stop natural disasters but we can stop them being disastrous. One of the world's foremost risk experts tells us how. Year after year, floods wreck people's homes and livelihoods, earthquakes tear communities apart, and tornadoes uproot whole towns. Natural disasters cause destruction and despair. But does it have to be this way? In The Cure for Catastrophe, global risk expert Robert Muir-Wood argues that our natural disasters are in fact human ones: We build in the wrong places and in the wrong way, putting brick buildings in earthquake country, timber ones in fire zones, and coastal cities in the paths of hurricanes. We then blindly trust our flood walls and disaster preparations, and when they fail, catastrophes become even more deadly. No society is immune to the twin dangers of complacency and heedless development. Recognizing how disasters are manufactured gives us the power to act. From the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 to Hurricane Katrina, The Cure for Catastrophe recounts the ingenious ways in which people have fought back against disaster. Muir-Wood shows the power and promise of new predictive technologies, and envisions a future where information and action come together to end the pain and destruction wrought by natural catastrophes. The decisions we make now can save millions of lives in the future. Buzzing with political plots, newfound technologies, and stories of surprising resilience, The Cure for Catastrophe will revolutionize the way we conceive of catastrophes: though natural disasters are inevitable, the death and destruction are optional. As we brace ourselves for deadlier cataclysms, the cure for catastrophe is in our hands.
Asymmetrically Loaded Gridshells
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Author : Thomas B. Imhoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Asymmetrically Loaded Gridshells written by Thomas B. Imhoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Emergency housing categories.
"From 1970 to 2000, 68 percent of United States naval operations were categorized as Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR). These relief efforts identified a need for deployable, lightweight structures, capable of sheltering a large area. Large-span shelters are necessary in HA/DR because they provide space for community gathering, emergency services, educational facilities, and worship. Field work in Athens, Greece and input from external collaborators confirmed that this need is not only physical, but is both culturally and emotionally significant. Gridshells are a potential solution to this need because of their portability, sustainability, and efficiency. Formed from flat, linear members bent on-site into a curved surface, gridshells are relatively large structures that can be built without the use of heavy machinery. To broaden the use of gridshells, this paper quantifies the effect of asymmetric loading and bracing on their performance, as both are likely occurrences in HA/DR. The design requirements and constraints for the gridshell were established in Athens, Greece and with international building codes. The structural analysis included a parametric study that assessed the effect of the grid density, bracing patterns, and load cases (gravity, asymmetric, and point loads) on the failure load. These results, along with the design constraints, governed the design of the HA/DR gridshell. The results generated from this analysis will contribute to the overall design space of gridshells, specifically regarding the effects of bracing and the impact of asymmetric loads. This knowledge will broaden the design space by illustrating relationships between physical parameters and structural performance. The constructability was evaluated with small-scale models and a half-scale prototype. Having verified the structural performance, deployment mechanisms, storage schemes, and joint movements, gridshells were proven to be solutions that meet the distinct needs in HA/DR efforts."--from abstract.
Surviving Natural Disasters
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Author : Janice McCann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Surviving Natural Disasters written by Janice McCann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Natural disasters categories.
September 2038
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Author : David Daum
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-06-27
September 2038 written by David Daum and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-27 with Fiction categories.
In September 2038, the world is bracing for the two strongest storms in recorded history. As a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean moves toward the east coast of North America and a typhoon in the Indian Ocean heads toward the Asian subcontinent, no one has any idea that for the next twenty-three days, the earth will be battered by two of the most powerful hurricanes ever recordedchanging the planet forever. After an already damaging year that includes a tsunami from a Philippine earthquake, forest fires that ravage the heat-baked northern hemisphere, mudslides that cause havoc in Columbia, and ice storms that cripple Australia, the hurricanes have no mercy, hitting simultaneously on opposite sides of the planet. A team of disaster volunteers gathered from military organizations throughout the planets many nation states frantically works to help the world battle the hurricanes that soon produce the most rain, lowest barometric pressure, and the highest casualty rate ever documented from a natural disaster. Called the Global Disaster Squad, they are soon taxed to their limit. In the third book in this thrilling series, adventures abound as the Global Disaster Squad continues their quest to save the earth.