Natural Hazard Zonation

Seismic Microzonation and Development of an Earthquake Damage Scenario for Istanbul, Turkey

Hurricane-Induced Storm Surge Analysis for the City of New Orleans, LA

Flood Hazard Zonation in a Multihazard Environment

Social Consequences of Flood Mitigation

Institutional Issues in Natural Hazard Mitigation

Integrated Planning Decision Support System (IPDS) Application: Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Experimental Investigation of Cumulative Seismic Damage in Concrete Bridge Piers

Analytical Modeling of Composite Reinforced Concrete-Steel Systems

The Research of the Relationship Between Earthquakes and the 30 Years of Intensive Geological Surveys in Xin Feng River, China

Wind Hazards for Low-Rise Structures and Single Family Dwellings: A Possible Mitigation

Hazard Mitigation in the Built Environment

The Integrated Flood Control System of the Great Miami Valley

Response to Floods and Mitigation Measures in Bangladesh

Recycling Penn Forest Dam
Almost since it's construction more than 30 years ago, the Penn Forest Dam had suffered severe seepage, leading officials in Bethlehem, Penn., to wonder how secure their largest...

Clear Sailing
Three recent projects--the Conoid Atrium Wall at the Federal Courthouse in Boston, an addition to the U.S. Bureau of Census building in Baltimore, and a new University of Connecticut academic...

Cutting Off Water in Queens
New York's Transit Authority wanted to dig a new tunnel for a Queens subway connection, but first contractors had to wall-off the potentially contaminated groundwater nearby....

Swedish Success
Constructing the Hoga Kusten Bridge in northern Sweden, which features the seventh-longest main span of any suspension bridge in the world, was a complex task made more difficult by the...

Managing Mobilization Costs
Owners may not realize it, but contractors know that things don't get easier once a bid has been won. The next step is to mobilize equipment and materials for the project,...

Tracking Seismic Hazards
Union Station in downtown Portland, Ore. is a historic landmark but also a seismic risk. Engineers were charged with making a priority list of hazards so that the owners could prioritize...

 

 

 

 

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