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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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 324. 324 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped. First Edition 1998.
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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.
