Essays about: "earthquake engineering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words earthquake engineering.

1. 1. Holistic Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Resilience during Disasters (HACIRD) - A case study of the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Erik Kimblad; [2024]
   Keywords : Critical infrastructure; Lifeline; Resilience; Interdependencies; Earthquake; Natural hazards; Turkey; Holistic; Disaster; Framework; Assessment; Empirical; Case study; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes (7.8MW and 7.7MW) struck Turkey within nine hours, resulting in over 50,000 fatalities and significant damage to critical infrastructures (CI) which provide services essential for the functioning of society. READ MORE

3. 2. Dynamic Performance of a Tall Building to Earthquake Loading : Finding the optimum mass and stiffness

   University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

   Author : Andrés Alonso San Segundo; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : With the increasing cost of land, the development of ultra-high performance concrete, and the technological advancements in equipment and machinery, we are able to construct and refurbish skyscrapers like never before. How they are built, what materials they use, or what structural system defines them, all affect their dynamic response, which in the end is the combination of the stiffness and mass, two key parameters in engineering of tall buildings. READ MORE

4. 3. A Simulation of Landslide-Generated Waves Using a Fully Implicit ISPH

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Kosei Nishida; [2020]
   Keywords : SPH; Landslide-generated waves; non-newtonian fluid; multiphase flow; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is used to study the mechanisms of landslide-generated waves. As the landslide dynamics and the evaluation of impact forces acting on water are most important, landslide is modelled as a highly viscous fluid. Incompressible SPH (ISPH) is used for fluid simulation. READ MORE

5. 4. Determining shallow P-wave velocity and its engineering implication in Adama City, Ethiopia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Geofysik; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

   Author : Tasnim Laskar; [2019]
   Keywords : Ethiopia; seismic refraction; earthquake;

   Abstract : A great number of the urban areas in Ethiopia are situated within the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, a system consisting of depressions and large faults. As a region with significant seismic activities, it is vital that careful planning is implemented to avoid constructing buildings on flat surfaces as they can amplify ground motion in the case of an earthquake. READ MORE

6. 5. Indoor Air Pollution, Passive Ventilation Strategies and Thermal Comfort in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Marianne Löwgren; [2019]
   Keywords : Energy poverty; Solid biomass fuels; Improved cooking stoves; Indoor air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Vernacular architecture; Passive ventilation; Air exchange rate; Indoor air quality; Thermal comfort; Operative temperature; Sustainable societal development; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) resulting from indoor burning of solid biomass fuels in poorly ventilated kitchens is a severe health risk in parts of the world where energy poverty is prevalent. Passive ventilation, i.e. taking advantage of naturally induced airflow has been suggested as crucial in reducing IAP levels below safe limits. READ MORE