Earthquake Geodynamics: Seismic Case Studies
- Book Review,
by E. L. Lekkas (Editor)
From Book News, Inc.
Twelve papers, presented by Lekkas (U. of Athens, Greece), explore geological, tectonic, seismological, and geological engineering aspects of seismically active regions around the world. Examples of topics discussed in the contributions of geographical information systems to analysis of the 1999 Athens earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake as an example of a geodynamic episode in an intra-plate compressional regime, seismically triggered landslide assessment, and surficial expression of seismic faults and urban planning. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
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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