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Planning for disaster

open access: yesBulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 1989
The Author relates the post event activities and the successful reconstruction work at the Bay of Plenty Mill operated by Tasman Pulp and Paper Company Limited following the 1987 Edgecumbe Earthquake. The paper outlines suggestions, based on actual experience, which may be used as a guide in Planning for Disaster.
openaire   +3 more sources

Building Disaster Resilience within the Emirati Energy Sector through a Comprehensive Strategic Mitigation Plan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Disasters, both natural and man-made, have been occurring with increasing frequency and effect in recent decades in many countries around the world. Such threats have been shown to result in a loss of life, property and income and all of which have an ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi   +2 more
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Change Detection in Multi-temporal Images Using Multistage Clustering for Disaster Recovery Planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Change detection analysis on multi-temporal images using various methods have been developed by many researchers in the field of spatial data analysis and image processing.
Arymurthy, A. M. (Aniati)   +2 more
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Nanostructured Hydrogen‐Selective Palladium “Plug” Membranes Capable of Withstanding High Temperatures

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A nanostructured palladium membrane is developed for high‐temperature hydrogen separation, comprising isolated, thermally‐stable palladium plugs embedded within nanopores of a porous support. The membrane withstands high temperatures (1000 K for 100 h) without structural failure, demonstrating exceptional robustness over conventional metal membranes ...
Lohyun Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncertainties in Earthquake Risk Assessment for Disaster Planning

open access: yesDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 2015
To obtain the sustainability of social life and to increase resistance to disaster that cause loss of life and properties; it is possible to raise awareness in the community about disaster preparedness and engross to take all the components.
Yasin Fahjan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Biologically‐Architected Wear and Damage‐Resistant Nanoparticle Coating From the Radular Teeth of Cryptochiton stelleri

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The ultrahard teeth of mollusks that feed on rocky substrates contain a wear‐resistant coating on their surfaces consisting of densely packed mesocrystalline magnetic nanoparticles within an organic matrix. These coatings display significant hardness and toughness through their highly controlled mesocrystalline architectures.
Taifeng Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the Effect of Soil Type and Salinity on Water–Soil Characteristic Curves of Saline Soils Based on the Vapor Balance Technique

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering
The soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) describes the relationship between water content and soil suction, which is an important tool for determining the engineering properties of unsaturated soil. By measuring SWCC through vapor equilibrium technique,
Tianyu Zhao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment for promoting on campus disaster management: Experience of new Taipei city

open access: yesJournal of Urban Management
Natural disasters become frequently in New Taipei City due to climate change and its geographical location and consequently result in heavy losses to the city's properties in recent years.
Kuo-Chen Ma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward Zero‐Excess Alkali Metal Batteries: Bridging Experimental and Computational Insights

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores zero‐excess alkali metal batteries, highlighting anode–electrolyte interfaces, metal nucleation, dendrite growth, and SEI formation while comparing Li, Na, and K metals. It critically examines electrolyte and separator roles, emphasizing substrate design, electrolyte modifications, interfacial engineering, and solid‐state ...
Pan He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Mainstreaming and Sustainable Post Disaster Reconstruction, [PDF]

open access: yes
Gender inequalities are barriers to achieve sustainable post disaster reconstruction. Mainstreaming gender equality within post disaster reconstruction process can enhance sustainability of reconstruction. Based on a detailed literature review on post
Amaratunga, Dilanthi   +2 more
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