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Promoting Seismic Safety
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Author : U. s. Department of Homeland Security
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-04-03
Promoting Seismic Safety written by U. s. Department of Homeland Security and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-03 with Social Science categories.
Earthquakes damage structures – buildings, roads and bridges, utility and communications systems – and those damaged structures kill and injure people and cost a great deal to fix. And while the structures are not functioning, the businesses that rely on them either fail or face great financial hardship. Seismic safety advocates attempt to reduce all earthquake losses in various ways. Structures can be strengthened to resist shaking, either when they are built or later in their lives, or they can be sited in areas less subject to violent shaking. But increasing seismic safety requires knowledge of the earthquake hazard in a community or area, an understanding of how to reduce structural damages, and a willingness to spend the money and time necessary to do so. Decisions to invest in seismic safety are made by individuals, private and public sector organizations, and governments, so the goal of seismic safety is served by risk education, community activism, and political activism. Promoting seismic safety can be challenging because people seem indifferent to its benefits or decision-makers dismiss good ideas about ways to make buildings and communities more resistant to the damaging effects of earthquakes. Advocates work hard and care deeply, yet often feel that their efforts are ignored. Given these frustrations, advocates sometimes give up, or wait for another day. This resource kit is meant to inspire all advocates to keep working toward their goal. The briefs assembled here distill what we have learned—through research and experience over the last 40 years—about promoting seismic safety in the United States. Advocates can be almost anyone: people whose jobs involve public safety; design professional who want to make a difference; those who work in organizations with missions to increase seismic safety; and citizen-activists who have a personal stake in earthquake safety. Many potential advocates do not think of themselves as such because they are not trying to change seismic safety policy. But seismic safety can be increased at levels as various as design and building professional practices, planning commission and special district procedures, and implementation of public safety programs. Across the U.S., advocates have improved seismic safety in areas with moderate to very high degrees of seismic risk by arguing for reduction of future losses in damaging earthquakes, and by calling attention to the economic and social vulnerability of their community to the losses an earthquake could inflict. Especially important to consider are buildings that are built to out-of-date and inferior codes, where people nonetheless live and work. Successful advocates point out another rationale for seismic safety – more earthquake resilience in highways, power and utility systems, buildings, and communities means increased resilience to other types of damaging events, both natural and human-caused. Talking about seismic issues often has the benefit of raising questions about the condition of facilities or the readiness to respond to any extreme event.
Promoting Seismic Safety
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Author : Daniel Alesch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Promoting Seismic Safety written by Daniel Alesch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with City planning categories.
Promoting Seismic Safety
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Promoting Seismic Safety written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Earthquake hazard analysis categories.
Promoting Seismic Safety
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
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Promoting The Adoption And Enforcement Of Seismic Building Codes
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Author : Robert B. Olshansky
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1998
Promoting The Adoption And Enforcement Of Seismic Building Codes written by Robert B. Olshansky and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Building inspection categories.
Provides background information and educational materials to help state officials promote the adoption and enforcement of state and local model building codes that contain the latest seismic provisions. These codes can reduce the damage that will occur when future earthquakes strike at-risk parts of the country. It is intended for state earthquake program managers and hazard mitigation officers in the emergency management agencies of the states and territories prone to earthquakes. It is designed to help you convince your state and local governments that codes are effective, inexpensive, and a good investment for the future of our communities. Illustrated.
Promoting Risk
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Author : Robert A. Stallings
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Promoting Risk written by Robert A. Stallings and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Social Science categories.
According to Stallings, the earthquake threat has failed to achieve the status of a fully constructed social problem, owing to the nature of the resources available to risk promoters and the strategy and tactics they have used to promote the risk of earthquakes. The results of his examination of a "partially" constructed social problem will prove useful not only to those exploring the dynamics of the social problems process, but also to those who study risk, public policy making, and environmental issues where risk is involved.
The Commission S Role In Seismic Research
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Author : California. Seismic Safety Commission. Task Committee on the Commission's Role in Earthquake Research
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Commission S Role In Seismic Research written by California. Seismic Safety Commission. Task Committee on the Commission's Role in Earthquake Research and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Earthquake engineering categories.
Increasing Seismic Safety By Combining Engineering Technologies And Seismological Data
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Author : Marco Mucciarelli
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-11-30
Increasing Seismic Safety By Combining Engineering Technologies And Seismological Data written by Marco Mucciarelli and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-30 with Science categories.
The current state-of-the-art allows seismologists to give statistical estimates of the probability of a large earthquake striking a given region, identifying the areas in which the seismic hazard is the highest. However, the usefulness of these estimates is limited, without information about local subsoil conditions and the vulnerability of buildings. Identifying the sites where a local ampli?cation of seismic shaking will occur, and identifying the buildings that will be the weakest under the seismic shaking is the only strategy that allows effective defence against earthquake damage at an affordable cost, by applying selective reinforcement only to the structures that need it. Unfortunately, too often the Earth’s surface acted as a divide between seism- ogists and engineers. Now it is becoming clear that the building behaviour largely depends on the seismic input and the buildings on their turn act as seismic sources, in an intricate interplay that non-linear phenomena make even more complex. These phenomena are often the cause of observed damage enhancement during past ear- quakes. While research may pursue complex models to fully understand soil dyn- ics under seismic loading, we need, at the same time, simple models valid on average, whose results can be easily transferred to end users without prohibitive expenditure. Very complex models require a large amount of data that can only be obtained at a very high cost or may be impossible to get at all.
Policies For Seismic Safety
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Author : Stanley Scott
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Governmental Studies Press
Release Date : 1979
Policies For Seismic Safety written by Stanley Scott and has been published by Institute of Governmental Studies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Political Science categories.
Creating A Seismic Safety Advisory Board
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Author : Federal Emergency Management Agency
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-03-16
Creating A Seismic Safety Advisory Board written by Federal Emergency Management Agency and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-16 with Social Science categories.
The purpose of this manual is to assist interested states, coalitions of states, or confederations of local governments to develop and nurture seismic safety advisory boards. The first part contains “how-to” tips and advice to assist states that already have such panels in upgrading their advisory boards. The second part of the manual contains advice on strategic planning for improving seismic safety. Specifically, it includes guidelines for developing a model seismic risk management program by which to gauge progress. A seismic advisory board is a multi-disciplinary panel composed of volunteers with expertise in fields related to earthquakes and preparation for and response to earthquakes, such as earth sciences, engineering, emergency services, local government, social services, and public policy. They are drawn from the private sector, academia, and government. The board's functions are to: advise, the legislature and administrative agencies; advocate earthquake programs; promote improvements to seismic safety and procedures; identify seismic hazards; coordinate plans and actions of responsible agencies, programs, and government levels; gather, integrate, and transfer information from a wide range of sources; plan for the long-term implementation, review, and maintenance of seismic safety programs. The need for seismic safety advisory boards and for model seismic risk management programs is based on the following assumptions: A damaging earthquake can occur with little or no warning. With each passing year, the potential for one increases; Positive, goal-oriented leadership is a prerequisite to starting an effective advisory board; Organizations at many levels of government and in the private sector have responsibilities in seismic safety. The boar can help develop comprehensive and consistent programs for seismic safety and risk management; earthquakes can cause extensive property damage and endanger lives, but this risk can be reduced and managed by prudent policies for locating and designing structures; managing earthquake risks has collateral benefits, bringing about improved buildings, dams, transportation facilities, building stock, communications, fire safety, toxic materials management, and emergency response; concerted efforts bring long-term progress toward seismic safety. This manual is meant to help in the creation of a seismic safety advisory board – either as an autonomous agency or as part of an existing entity. It proved advice gained from dealing with existing hazards and offers options to consider when establishing a new board or revitalizing an existing board to meet the unique needs of a region.