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SoS in Disasters: Why following the manual can be a mistake [PDF]
, 2012 According to both the US Geological Survey and the World Bank, $280 billion dollars could have been saved if $40 billion dollars had been invested in disaster prevention.
Cavallo, A., Ireland, V.
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A Systematic Review of the Health Impacts of Mass Earth Movements (Landslides) [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Mass ground movements (commonly referred to as ‘landslides’) are common natural hazards that can have significant economic, social and health impacts.
Kennedy, Iain +3 more
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014 Compressive fracture is one of the most common failure patterns in geotechnical engineering. For better understanding of the local failure mechanism of compressive fractures of brittle geomaterials, three compressive fracture tests were conducted on ...
L. Ren, L. Z. Xie, C. B. Li, J. Wang
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The Effects of Aerodynamic Interference on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Twin-Box Girder
Applied Sciences, 2021 To investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a twin-box girder in turbulent incoming flow, we carried out wind tunnel tests, including two aerodynamic interferences: leading body-height grid, and leading circular cylinder.
Buchen Wu +3 more
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Capacity gaps in post disaster construction & demolition waste management [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of the existing capacities of post disaster C & D waste management in developing countries, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka to determine the capacity gaps and related influencing
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Karunasena, Gayani
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Remote SensingThe geological environment of southeastern Tibet is characterized by complex tectonics and high climatic sensitivity, and giant accumulation landslides pose significant threats to infrastructure and human safety. This study investigates the Pangcun giant
Yankun Wang +4 more
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Dust removal characteristics of a supersonic antigravity siphon atomization nozzle
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2020 To improve the trapping efficiency of respiratory dust by aerodynamic atomization, reduce the energy consumption and the requirements for the working conditions of nozzles and maintain the health and safety of workers, a comparative experiment evaluating
Tian Zhang +5 more
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Editorial for “Recent Advances in the Design of Structures with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems”
Applied Sciences, 2020 Civil engineering structures and infrastructures are inherently vulnerable to exceptional loads related to natural disasters, primarily earthquakes, tsunamis, strong winds, and floods [...]
Dario De Domenico +2 more
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A brief introduction to disaster rock mass mechanics
Geohazard Mechanics, 2023 Rock mass mechanics can be classified into engineering rock mass mechanics and disaster rock mass mechanics based on science and application. Their conception, object, scientific essence and application were elaborated.
Yangsheng Zhao, Zijun Feng
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Risk analysis of the geological hazards during urban tunnel construction in mountainous karst areas
Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao, 2023 Construction of urban tunnel engineering in mountainous karst regions involves a plethora of uncertain geological risk factors. Due to cost and schedule constraints, hydrogeological and engineering geological risk sources cannot be identified in detail ...
Junyi FU +4 more
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