In this handy primer, Sieh and LeVay explore the scientific issues surrounding such matters as making buildings and roadways earthquake-tolerant, noting that the behavior of seismic energy cannot be reliably forecast "because the rupture is not a small focus of energy like a light bulb but an event that propagates across a large surface over an appreciable period of time."
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In this handy primer, Sieh and LeVay explore the scientific issues surrounding such matters as making buildings and roadways earthquake-tolerant, noting that the behavior of seismic energy cannot be reliably forecast "because the rupture is not a small focus of energy like a light bulb but an event that propagates across a large surface over an appreciable period of time."
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. vi, 324pp, index, bibliography, glossary, appendix, col ills, bw ills, maps. Or boards in jacket. As new. Focusing on volcanis and seismic activity in the USA, offering lively account of paste events and predictions for the future.
