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48.4 Historical earthquakes in Japan
2002Japan is considered one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. This chapter reviews the history of earthquakes in Japan. It attempts to provide a taste of such studies by describing some case studies of how an accurate picture of an earthquake can be developed.
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Damage Assessment of Historic Buildings Hit by Earthquake
Advanced Materials Research, 2014The Church of Gesù and the tower of the Cathedral were stricken and damaged by Emilia-Romagna earthquake sequence of May 2012. This paper presents the procedure for the structural identification of the most widespread types of religious monuments. The dynamic behavior was analyzed using the ambient vibrations test to measure the dynamical properties ...
BOSCATO, GIOSUE', DAL CIN, ALESSANDRA
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Project Medishare's Historic Haitian Earthquake Response
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2015This article describes the immediate large-scale medical and surgical response of Project Medishare to the 2010 Haitian earthquake. It summarizes the rapid evolution of critical care and trauma capacity in a developing nation after earthquake and discusses the transition from acute trauma treatment to interdisciplinary health care sector building.
Elizabeth, Greig +2 more
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Earthquake risk to Inca’s historical constructions in Machupicchu
Advances in Engineering Software, 2008The citadel of Machupicchu is probably the most famous Inca heritage site in Peru. Considering the seismically active region, this research is an attempt to perform a seismic risk analysis of the heritage structures at Machupicchu. A systematic approach is adopted for this purpose.
Cuadra, C. +2 more
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Historical Earthquakes in Northwest England.
2017Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, 86, 193 ...
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Historical and Prehistorical Earthquakes in the Caucasus
1997Preface. Seismogenesis and Destructive Earthquakes in the Caucasus S.Y. Balassanian. Seismotectonics of the Mediterranean Region and the Caucasus A. Cisternas, H. Philip. Convergence Between Eurasia and Arabia in Eastern Turkey and the Caucasus J.A. Jackson, N.N. Ambraseys.
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Historical Monuments and Earthquakes in Tabriz
Iran, 1981En 1780, un tremblement de terre particulierement puissant detruisait Tabriz presque completement. L'A. se propose de faire l'inventaire des monuments islamiques anciens qui disparurent ainsi.
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On the historical role of earthquakes in Antiquity
2016Numerous earthquakes, sometimes powerful and destructive, have affected parts of the Mediterranean in historic and prehistoric times, and some of them had important historical impacts, including causing serious discontinuities in the occupation history of sites.
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The use of newspaper data in historical earthquake studies
Disasters, 1986Studies of historical British earthquakes are an essential component of assessing seismic hazard in the U.K.; such studies rely heavily on macroseismic data obtained from printed newspapers. This paper discusses the ways in which newspapers have reported British earthquakes and the nature and limitations of the data that may be acquired from this ...
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