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Title The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake : revisited / Luiz A. Mendes-Victor [and others] (Eds.)
Published [Dordrecht] : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 600 pages) : illustrations
Series Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering
Geotechnical, geological, and earthquake engineering.
Contents The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 in Spanish contemporary authors / Agustín Udías and Alfonso López Arroyo -- The Lisbon earthquake of November 1st, 1755 : an historical overview of its approach / Maria do Rosário Themudo Barata -- The great earthquakes of Lisbon 1755 and Aceh 2004 shook the world. Seismologists' societal responsibility / Karl Fuchs -- Seismic engineering contributions and trends to face future 1755-events / T.P. Tassios -- Bruce Alan Bolt 1930-2005 professor of seismology, emeritus / David Brillinger, Joseph Penzien and Barbara Romanowicz -- Catastrophe risk management in developing countries and the last mile / Haresh C. Shah -- A phenomenological reconstruction of the Mw9 November 1st 1755 earthquake source / Robert Muir-Wood and Arnaud Mignan -- The 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the genesis of the risk management concept / A. Betâmio de Almeida -- Holistic urban seismic risk evaluation of megacities : application and robustness / Martha Liliana Carreño [and others] -- Risk estimates for Germany / Friedemann Wenzel, Fouad Bendimenrad and Bruno Merz -- Traditional and innovative methods for seismic vulnerability assessment at large geographical scales / G.M. Calvi, R. Pinho and G. Magenes -- Earthquake early warning : real-time prediction of ground motion from the first seconds of seismic recordings / Maren Böse -- Simulating earthquake scenarios in the European Project LESSLOSS : the case of Lisbon / G. Zonno [and others] -- How distant earthquakes contribute to seismic hazard in mainland Portugal / José A. Peláez, Carlos López Casado and Jesús Henares -- Visualization of seismic wavefields and strong ground motions using data from a nationwide strong-motion network and large-scale computer simulation / Takashi Furumura -- Empirical and theoretical assessment of upper bounds on earthquake ground-motions / Fabio Sabetta -- Suboceanic Rayleigh waves in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake / A. Vuan [and others] -- Contribution to the damage interpretation during the 1755 Lisbon earthquake / M. San-Payo [and others] -- Caveats for nonlinear response assessment of shear wall structures / P. Gülkan -- Rapid probabilistic assessment of structural systems in earthquake regions / A.S. Elnashai and S.-H. Jeong -- Development of European shaking tables / R.T. Severn -- The seismic behavior of reinforced concrete structural walls : experiments and modeling / P. Kotronis [and others] -- Building performance during recent earthquakes in the Iberian Peninsula and surrounding regions / P. Murphy Corella -- Seismotectonics of the Azores-Tunisia region / E. Buforn -- The 1755 Lisbon earthquake : a review and the proposal for a tsunami early warning system in the Gulf of Cadiz / A. Ribeiro [and others] -- Evaluation of the 1755 earthquake source using tsunami modeling / M.A. Baptista and J.M. Miranda -- A finite-fault modeling of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake sources / A. Carvalho, A. Campos Costa and Carlos S. Oliveira -- A statistical study of the seismic intensities of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake / D.R. Brillinger and B.A. Bolt -- Eyewitness reports of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami from Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia / Robin Spence, Jason Palmer and Regan Potangaroa -- Towards a global response to large disasters / C. Scawthorn -- Post-tsunami urban damage assessment in Thailand, using optical satellite imagery and the VIEWS[TM] field reconnaissance system / B. Adams [and others] -- Lesson learnt and implemented actions after 2002 Molise-Puglia earthquake / A. Goretti and G. Di Pasquale -- The next 1755 -- myth and reality : priorities and actions to develop in case of an earthquake in the Lisbon metropolitan area / João Azevedo, Sandra Serrano and Carlos S. Oliveira
Summary The 1755 earthquake and tsunami were influential not only in Portugal but in all European and North African countries where the devastating effects were felt. The entire world was deeply impressed and the discussion of its causes generated a large amount of scientific and metaphysical speculation. It inspired philosophers, poets and writers. The socio-economic consequences of the event were great and affected the future organization and development of Portugal. The possibility of a similar occurence urges society and the scientific community to reflect on its lessons. Audience This work is of
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal, 1755.
Earthquake engineering.
NATURE -- Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Earthquake engineering.
Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal, 1755.
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
Earthquake engineering
Portugal
Form Electronic book
Author Mendes-Víctor, L. A. (Luiz A.)
ISBN 9781402086090
1402086091
1402086083
9781402086083