Advances in Indian earthquake engineering and seismology : contributions in honour of Jai Krishna /: contributions in honour of Jai Krishna. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M.L. Sharma, Manish Shrikhande, H.R. Wason, editors.
• Editors: Sharma, M. L; Shrikhande, Manish; Wason, H. R
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Prologue 1: Jai Krishna; 1 Preamble; 2 Family Background and Early Education; 3 Higher Education and Career; 4 Scientific Contributions; 5 Professional Contributions; 6 Association with National and International Bodies; 7 Prizes, Awards and Honours; 8 Extracurricular Activities; 9 Motivation to Colleagues; 10 On Personal Side; 11 Last Days; 12 Conclusion; 13 Acknowledgments; Papers Published; Prologue 2: ISET Growth and Contributions During Last 50 Years; 1 Preamble; 2 Aims and Objectives of the Society; 3 ISET Journal; 4 Membership; 5 ISET Local Chapters 6 ISET Annual Lectures7 ISET Awards; 8 Organization of Symposia/Workshops in Liaison with the Department of Earthquake Engineering, IITR; 9 Liaison with the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE); 10 National Role; 11 Annexure I; 12 Annexure II; 13 Annexure III; Contents; Part I: Engineering Seismology; Chapter 1: Engineering Seismology; 1 Introduction; 2 Engineering Seismology-Basics; 3 Seismic Hazard Assessment; 4 Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment; 5 Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment; 6 Local Site Characterization; 7 Strong Ground Motion 8 Prediction of Strong Ground Motion9 Strong Ground Motion Synthetics; 10 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Instrumentation Seismology in India; 1 Introduction; 2 Instrumental Seismology; 2.1 Seismic Sensors; 2.2 Recorder; 2.3 Communication; 3 Seismic Network; 4 Physical Seismic Network in India; 4.1 Network Configuration; 4.1.1 Field Stations; 4.1.2 Central Receiving Station (CRS); 4.1.3 Autolocation Software (SeisComP3); 5 Virtual Seismic Network; References; Chapter 3: Strong-Motion Instrumentation: Current Status and Future Scenario; 1 Introduction; 2 Strong-Motion Accelerographs 2.1 Sensor2.2 Recorder; 2.3 Communication; 2.4 Processing of Data; 3 Use of Strong-Motion Data; 3.1 Ground Motion Records; 3.2 Records of Structural Response; 4 Historical Background in Indian Context; 5 Current Status of Strong-Motion Program in India; 5.1 Indian National Strong-Motion Instrumentation Network; 5.2 Networking; 5.3 Instruments; 5.4 Performance; 5.5 Processing of Records; 6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Regression Relations for Magnitude Conversion for the Indian Region; 1 Introduction; 2 Earthquake Catalogs for the Indian Region; 3 Regression Procedures 4 Measurement Errors in Different Magnitude Types5 Magnitude Conversion Relations; 5.1 Surface Wave Magnitude to Moment Magnitude (Ms/Mw); 5.2 Body Wave Magnitude to Moment Magnitude (mb/Mw); 5.2.1 SR Relations; 5.2.2 GOR Relations; 5.2.3 Regression Relations for Northeast India Region; 5.3 Local Magnitude to Moment Magnitude (ML/Mw); 5.4 Intensity to Moment Magnitude (Imax/Mw); 6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Tsunami Hazards and Aspects on Design Loads; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of Tsunami; 2.1 Wave Characteristics; 2.2 Wave Transformation
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 624.1/762; Earth sciences; Earthquake engineering -- India; Seismology -- India; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General; Earthquake engineering; Seismology; Earth Sciences; Natural Hazards; Environmental Science and Engineering; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Building Construction and Design; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Technology & Engineering -- Fire Science; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Meteorology & climatology; Building construction & materials; Fire protection & safety; Geology; Hydraulic engineering; Fire prevention; Biotechnology; Nature -- Natural Disasters; Natural disasters; India; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319768557; 3319768557; 3319768549; 9783319768540
• Related ISBNs: 9783319768540
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 27, 2018).
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