Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India
The primary goals of this brief are to invoke alertness and solidarity among the public in earthquake prone areas of India, and to empower the community to prepare themselves to face and manage the aftermath of an earthquake. The work presented here
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T.G. Sitharam Sreevalsa Kolathayar
Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India
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T.G. Sitharam • Sreevalsa Kolathayar
Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India
T.G. Sitharam Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Sreevalsa Kolathayar Civil Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
ISSN 2191-5547 ISSN 2191-5555 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science ISBN 978-3-319-59521-4 ISBN 978-3-319-59522-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59522-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017942800 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Earthquakes have resulted in large-scale destruction and loss of lives worldwide. The scenario is worse in many developing countries due to poor construction practices, lack of appropriate guidelines in existing seismic codes, and poor land use planning. Most of the casualties due to earthquakes happen not because of earthquakes, but because of the poorly built structures which cannot withstand the earthquake forces. In India too, a significant portion of damage can be attributed to the lack of awareness, lack of preparedness, lack of dissemination of knowledge on the earthquake-resistant construction techniques, and high population density. Vision • To safeguard the lives of people during earthquakes • To minimize the loss of assets due to earthquakes Someday an earthquake may strike the place you live in. It cannot b
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