EARTHQUAKE PERFORMANCE OF REINFOCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY FROM MARMARA TURKEY Korkut Mirzai 08074260 Bachelor Science with Honors Degree in Construction Project Management. Oxford Brookes University. Department of the Built of Environment. March 2012 List of Abbreviations: RC: Reinforcement Concrete TR: Turkey UK: United Kingdom USA: United States of America EU: European Union MHI: Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure EQ: Earthquake Code EE: Earthquake Engineering TSE: Turkish
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The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a powerful earthquake that shook mainly the city of San Francisco (USA) the morning of April 18‚ 1906. The earthquake was of magnitude between 7.9 and 8.6 degrees Mw1 and its epicenter was according to the experts of the United States Geological Survey‚ on the coast of Daly City and southwest of San Francisco. The main tremors began at 05:12 in the morning along the San Andrés fault. It was felt on the Pacific coast from Oregon to Los Angeles and inland
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Friday the twelfth of March 2011 was a disastrous day in Japan. A massive earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing loss of life to thousands of individuals and destroying so many properties. The loss is irreplaceable but nevertheless‚ aid organizations have stepped as much as do their bit to help with recovering from the disaster. The whole globe is welcome to help the people there with no matter they can. If you want to be concerned with offering help with the Japan Tsunami disaster listed below
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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is widely believed to be the most significant earthquake of all time with regards to destruction‚ loss of life‚ and subsequent learnings. On the 110th anniversary of the April 18th‚ 1906 earthquake‚ we delve into how our understanding of earthquakes has developed and how this particular earthquake helped further our understanding. In 1906 San Francisco was a thriving city of 400‚000 and an important economic and trading center of the U.S. west coast. On April 18th
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CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM IN KASHMIR AND COUNTER TERRORISM STRATEGY Dr.ABHAYA KUMAR SINGH Reader Dept. of Defence & Strategic Studies K. S. Saket Post Graduate College‚ (Dr. R. M.L. Awadh University) AYODDHYA‚ FAIZABAD. Concept of Terrorism: Terrorism is an age old phenomenon but has acquired new dimensions in view of technological and societal changes. The nature‚ targets and rhetoric of terrorism have changed dramatically since the end of the cold war and the
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organisations such as the Red Cross and UN Food Programs. The earthquake in Haiti impacted more than just locals. Tourists‚ UN peace members from China‚ Brazil‚ Jordania and others also died in the earthquake. Persons in other countries who had family in Haiti were also affected. This added to the global aspect of the Haitian earthquake. Responses were not only international. Regional efforts were also seen directly after the earthquake. According to a CARICOM press release (2010)‚ the Caribbean Disaster
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sustained political instability its repeated failure at constructing civil society‚ the impediments to a resolution of the Kashmir question and most significantly the country’s nuclear arms race with India. In July as president Musharraf traveled to Agra India where he met with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to discuss regional security and importantly the issue of Kashmir. No real progress was made but the meeting set the stage for subsequent summit meetings between Musharraf and his Indian
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of earthquake hazards depends primarily on human factors (40) Plan: Intro –What is a hazard? - Human and Physical Factors – How to manage with events Main – Natural Hazards – Human Factors – Management – Case Studies –California 1994 –Gujarat 2001 –Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Earthquake Hazards occur when there are adverse effects on human activities. This can include surface faulting‚ ground shaking and liquefaction. In this essay I will be discussing the factors that affect earthquakes‚ whether
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Abstract This study investigates the role and performance of Pakistan government and humanitarian agencies during relief and emergency aid assistance to 2005 earthquake victims. This comparative study is based on empirical data collected from 30 most affected villages of NWFP (Pakistan) and AJK through a sample survey on 1st anniversary of 2005 earthquake. About 500 randomly selected heads of the families were interviewed in the sampled area. Mann-Whitney Wilcoxon test is used to compare the relief assistance
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Kasmir Issue Kashmir Issue: Causes and Effects Sana Iqbal December 5‚ 2010 Outline 1. Introduction 2. History 3. Causes of the Conflict 4. Beginning of the Confrontation 5. Conclusion Introduction Ever since territorial changes have taken place in history‚ issues pertaining to affiliation and independence of some state have always been there. Although history is full of territorial conflicts‚ the two most recent ones include the Palestine issue and the Kashmir issue. While Palestine
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