... A clear exposition of the generation T waves by earthquakes, the stress accumulation model, and seismic ray tracing and wavefront tracking in laterally heterogeneous media. ...
... Effect - Hydrologic Activity: Water Flow and Flooding - Coastal Processes: Seacoasts and Estuaries - Tectonic Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Desertification: Deserts and Droughts - Natural Resources: Depletion of Industrial Materials - Land Use: The ...
... of inertia, the crust, the mantle, rheology, the solid and liquid cores, the magnetic field, temperatures, pressure, composition, the early evolution of the planet, surface features, volcanism, earthquakes, atmosphere, surface conditions, and weather ...
... The book begins with a survey of the probabilistic background to all forms of loads, which is particularly important to dynamic loads, and then looks at the main types in turn: wind, earthquake, wave, blast and impact loading. ...
... Chapters cover gas- and air- insulated substations, high-voltage switching, interfaces between substations and automation, oil containment, community considerations, security, grounding and lightning, communications, and fire and earthquake protection. ...
... The five cases begin simple, with a wavelet technique for reducing noise in laboratory data, and progress to complex work on a two- dimensional geographical data display conducted at the Earthquake Research Institute in Japan. ...
... during the last ten years have led to many new wavelet applications such as image compression, turbulence, human vision, radar, and earthquake prediction. ...
... The purpose of this volume is to explore the potential consequences of critical infrastructure failure, stemming from both man-made (e.g., terrorist attacks) and natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.) ...
... Such practical examples would be how various new materials, such as those used in new airplane hulls, react to heat or cold or sudden temperature changes, or how new building materials hold up under extreme earthquake conditions. ...