Topic 1. # Introduction Earthquake Engineering can be defined as the branch of engineering devoted to mitigating earthquake hazards .In this broad sense‚ earthquake engineering covers the investigation and solution of the problems created by damaging earthquakes‚ and consequently the work involved in the practical application of these solutions‚ i.e. in planning‚ designing‚ constructing and managing earthquake-resistant structures and facilities In developing the Structural Engineering Slide
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near the river bed pre 1978 floods which they now refer to as the old Jamak. The 1978 floods washed away the entire village of Jamak and since then the village shifted uphill. The 1991 earthquake also took lives of about 86 inmates and injured around 56. Post 1991‚ minor calamities kept hitting the village until the 2013 floods came and heavily impacted the agricultural lands and fields of the villagers. It was mentioned that “Talannam Tok” got washed away in the floods which had maximum number of
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weather. Temperate storm Boscastle flood 2004 A Temperate storm are storms of different types and occurs in the area of 30 to 60 degrees latitude with High Wind speed (39-55 mph + or 63–90 km/h). In 2004 various factors lead to the flooding of Boscastle. Boscastle is a rural village located on the North coast of Cornwall‚ in the South West of England. There are various physical factors which contributed to the flooding of Boscastle. Firstly‚ the storm which caused the flood was caused by the remnants of
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situation since the early 1970s‚ and responded with the development the Klang River Basin Flood Mitigation Project. The government has attempted to control flooding by creating holding ponds and increasing river channel capacity‚ but this has had only limited success. In 2001‚ the government sought proposals for a more effective solution to flooding‚ to prevent disruption to the city’s center during a typical flood event ‚ with a duration of three to six hours. The original idea was for a tunnel to
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liaison with the RSPCA‚ NFU‚ and other organisations who play a role in assisting farmers and pet owners to protect the welfare of their animals. This page provides general advice on a variety of severe weather situations: severe cold weather‚ floods and hot weather Latest news Red diesel rules relaxed in cold snap (18 January 2013) Responsibilities Under the law an animal keeper has a duty of care to his animals and is required to take reasonable steps to protect their welfare and prevent
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table below I have separated the floods’ effects into Short term and long term effects: Short term effects Long term effects Electricity Cut-off- Electricity was cut off due to the torrential water’s force that swept away the electricity transmission towers. Death and severe injuries- 100s died as a result of the floods‚ thousands suffered from water-borne diseases and dysentery. Transport – Transport is a major struggle in LEDCs like Mozambique and the floods made that worse by wrecking 620 miles
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eliminating the occasional floods the delta needs to maintain and extend the partial recovery of the 1980s and 1990s. The drought has left the Southwest grasping for water. South of Yuma‚ where the river forms a 23-mile boundary between the United States and Mexico‚ the International Boundary and Water Commission is considering proposals to straighten the channel and plan for a flood flow of 140‚000 cub feet per second. Digging a channel capable of containing that flood level would require removing
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technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that disasters can cause damage to life‚ property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary academia‚ disasters are seen as the consequence of
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NEW JERSEY SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM MANUAL FOR COASTAL HAZARD MITIGATION Compiled by Thomas O. Herrington 2 PREFACE New Jersey is often used as an example of a natural system gone awry. The unflattering term "New Jerseyization" was coined by a prominent scientist to describe a developed‚ eroding coast‚ where natural beaches have been replaced by engineering structures. This view may have been correct in the past‚ when seawalls and bulkheads replaced many of our beaches‚ but our beaches
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of temperature‚ precipitation‚ wind and atmospheric pressure. They in turn develop from a variety of meteorological conditions. This topic looks at how extreme weather events lead to immediate‚ subsequent and longer term hazards. Storms‚ river floods and drought clearly illustrate the environmental‚ social and economic impacts of extreme weather 0 impacts that are closely related to the type of hazard involved and the economic situation of those affected. Risks from extreme weather such as flooding
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