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This book contains the past damaging earthquakes in the wored as well as Japan, the basis of the earthquake-resistant design, dynamic response of structures and ground, soil liquefaction and its caused damage, propagation of seismic waves, and countermeasures for ground and structures against earthquake and tsunamis.

Engineering for Earthquake Disaster Migration

Ch.1 Recent Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters Worldwide
Ch.2 Earthquake-Resistant Design and Reinforcement
Ch.3 Soil Liquefaction and Countermeasures
Ch.4 Liquefaction-Induced Ground Displacements: Damage and Countermeasures
Ch.5 Dynamic Behaviors of Underground Structures During Earthquakes and Earthquake-Resistant Design
Ch.6 Mitigation Measures Against Future Natural Disasters

This book introduces the method of earthquake and tsunami resistant design of nuclear facilities, written for the graduate students in nuclear and civil engineering fields. This is a lecture note for students at the Joint the Graduate School by Waseda University and Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Earthquake Engineering for Nuclear Facilities

Part Ⅰ Earthquake and Tsunami Resistant Design of Nuclear Power Plans
Part Ⅱ Fundamentals of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

This book explains the design, construction, maintenance, environment and critical urban infrastructures as water, sewer, city gas, electricity, telecommunication, and underground common ducts.

Critical Urban Infrastructure Hand Book

Section Ⅰ General Remarks of Lifeline Services
Section Ⅱ Construction Technology of Lifeline Pipelines and Its Facilities
Section Ⅲ Maintenance Technologies of Lifelines
Section Ⅳ Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Technologies of Lifelines

This book contains case studies on liquefaction-induced damage and lifeline performance during past-Japanese and world earthquakes

Case Studies of Liquefaction and Lifeline Performance

Volume 1. Table of Contents
-Liquefaction-Induced Ground Deformations During the 1923 Kanto Earthquake
-Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifelines: 1948 Fukui Earthquake
- Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifelines: 1964 Niigata Earthquake
- Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifelines: 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu Earthquake
-Liquefaction-Induced Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifelines During the 1990 Luzon, Philippines Earthquake

The 1995 Hyogo-ken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake

Volume 2. Table of Contents
- Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifeline Facilities: 1906 San Fernando Earthquake
-Case Histories of Lateral Spreads Caused by the 1964 Alaska Earthquake
- Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifeline Facilities: 1971 San Fernando Earthquake
-Liquefaction and Ground Failure in the Imperial Valley, Southern California During the 1979, 1981 and 1987 Earthquakes
-Large Ground Deformations and Their Effects on Lifeline Facilities: 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

This book shows the ground surface displacement caused by the soil liquefaction in Noshiro City, Akita Post during 1983 the Japan Sea Earthquake, as well as in Fukui City during the 1948 Fukui Earthquake by air photos taken before and after the earthquakes.

1. Outline of the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu(Kobe) Earthquake and its caused damage
2. Surface ground failures
3. Liquefaction-induced ground displacement
4. Subsurface conditions