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Impacts and insights of Gorkha earthquake in Nepal /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Impacts and Insights of the Gorkha Earthquake; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Revisiting Major Historical Earthquakes in Nepal: Overview of 1833, 1934, 1980, 1988, 2011, and 2015 Seismic Events; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historic Earthquakes in Nepal; 1.3 Revisiting Strong to Major Earthquakes in Nepal; 1.3.1 1833 Earthquake; 1.3.2 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake; 1.3.3 1980 Chainpur Earthquake; 1.3.4 1988 Udaypur Earthquake; 1.3.5 2011 Sikkim-Nepal Border Earthquake; 1.3.6 2015 Gorkha Earthquake; 1.4 Earthquake Impacts in Nepal: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
- 1.5 Final Remarks References; 2 Seismotectonic and Engineering Seismological Aspects of the Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Seismotectonics and Seismicity; 2.3 Source Models and the Rupture Process; 2.4 Spatiotemporal Distribution of Aftershocks; 2.5 Ground Motion Characteristics; 2.5.1 Other Source and Local Effects; 2.5.2 Topographic and Basin Effects; 2.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 3 Seismic Performance of Buildings in Nepal After the Gorkha Earthquake; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings.
- 3.2.1 Structural Description and Materials3.2.2 Damage and Failure Modes; 3.3 Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings; 3.3.1 Structural Description and Materials; 3.3.2 Damage and Failure Modes; 3.4 Vernacular and Rural Constructions; 3.4.1 Structural Description and Materials; 3.4.2 Damage and Failure Modes; 3.5 Other Building Types; 3.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Response and Rehabilitation of Historic Monuments After the Gorkha Earthquake; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Previous Earthquake: 1934 Great Nepal Bihar Earthquake; 4.3 Preparing for the Next Events.
- 4.4 The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: Immediate Response4.5 Initial Assessment and PDNA; 4.6 Challenges of Establishing a Rehabilitation Strategy; 4.7 Post Disaster Recovery Framework and Ongoing Rehabilitation; 4.8 Structural Damage Assessments after Gorkha Earthquake; 4.9 Implementation Procedures: The Checklist; 4.10 Comparison to the Chauk Earthquake in Bagan; 4.11 Overview of Lessons to Be Learned; 4.12 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; 5 Risk Management, Response, Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction, and Future Disaster Risk Reduction; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 General.
- 5.1.2 Understanding Seismic Hazard of Nepal 5.1.3 Understanding Earthquake Disaster Risk in Nepal; 5.1.3.1 Main Sources of Earthquake Risk in Urban Areas in Nepal; 5.2 Decades of Earthquake Risk Management Efforts in Nepal; 5.2.1 Introduction; 5.2.2 Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management; 5.2.2.1 Influence and Follow-ups of the KVERMP Program; 5.2.3 School Earthquake Safety Program; 5.2.3.1 Program Components; 5.2.3.2 Program Approach; 5.2.3.3 Institutionalization of SESP; 5.2.3.4 Performance of Retrofitted Buildings in the April 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.