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Unless the geological, tectonic, seismological and engineering aspects of earthquakes are mastered, constructions will never be safe. A thorough knowledge of earthquake geodynamics is also vital if the safety/cost ratio of all constructions is to be increased.
Containing contributions from renowned geoscientists with first-hand experience, this book discusses various aspects of earthquake geodynamics in seismically active regions. The chapters include lessons learnt from earthquakes that have struck urban areas during the past two decades and cover a wide variety of topics including the analysis of seismic sequences, the study of surficial deformation and geophysical techniques for microzonation purposes.
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PREFACE This book brings together a number of papers discussing various aspects of earthquake geodynamics in seismically active regions. It is the twelfth volume in the series Advances in Earthquake Engineering¸ which has gained broad acceptance from the scientific world. The main concept behind this compilation is to bring together a number of papers dealing with the geological, tectonic, seismological and engineering geological aspects of earthquakes. It has been realized, often painfully, that unless all these are mastered, constructions (be it private houses, lifelines or even nuclear power plants) will never be safe, even if they are designed to meet the strictest safety standards. What is more, a thorough knowledge of earthquake geodynamics is vital in increasing the safety/cost ratio of every construction. The contributions include ‘lessons learnt’ from earthquakes which struck urban areas in the past two decades and cover a wide variety of topics within earthquake geodynamics such as the analysis of seismic sequences, the study of surficial deformation, G.I.S. integration of multi-disciplinary studies and geophysical techniques for microz