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The book discusses the last Chilean earthquake which occurred on 27th February 2010. It happened at the end of summer vacations reaching a magnitude of 8.8 Mw with its epicentre in Cobquecura, in the Bio- Bio region. This phenomenon mainly affected the central Chile area which comprises of the regions of Araucania, Bio-Bio, Maule, General O'Higgins, Valparaiso and Metropolitan. At that date it was the fifth largest earthquake ever to have occurred on a worldwide scale. The book is organized into six chapters written by remarkable authors from different disciplines and thus presents a comprehensive view of the occurrence. The texts come from the fields of geophysics, hydro-mechanical engineering, telecommunication, geographic information systems, urban and design planning, building engineering, architecture and urbanism. Authors come from academia and the public and private sectors to give an idea of complementary approaches that range from theoretical descriptions to practice and emergency solutions. The book will be useful for researchers, professional engineers, government decision makers, and teachers at university levels.It will also be suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates students.

Table of Contents:
Contents 1 Maule Mw 8.8 earthquake: a seismological review Introduction; Geotectonic setting of Chile; Geotectonic setting of epicentral region and historical seismicity; Geotectonic setting of the Concepcion Constitucion seismic gap; Historical seismicity; The Maule M8.8 earthquake; Description; Foreshocks; Aftershocks; Concluding remarks 2 Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to contribute to earthquake disaster management Introduction; Quantifying the civil impact of the earthquake; Post-earthquake and remote-sensing data; Satellite data acquisition; Visible, thermal-infrared and microwave data; Visible and near-infrared; Thermal remote sensing; Radar; Cartography of changes and damage; Building damage; Lesson learned and future lines; Summary and conclusions 3 Tsunami generation and propagation Introduction; What is a tsunami?; Earthquakes and tsunamis; The W-phase; Linear theory of tsunamis; Non-linearity; Tsunami measurements; Tsunami magnitude; Examples; The 1960 Chilean earthquake; The Sumatra 2004 earthquake and tsunami; 2011 Earthquake and tsunami, Tohoku, Japan; The tsunami source; The tsunami; Nuclear hazard; Other effects; The future: Earthquake and tsunami in northern Chile; Tsunami regulations; Pacific Tsunami Warning Center; Protection walls; Vertical and horizontal evacuation; Conclusions 4 Lessons to be learnt from architectural damage on urban settlement in Chile Introduction; Urbanism scale of the Chilean earthquake - tsunami law; Chilean seismic building regulations; Seismic zoning; Foundation soil type; Seismic building regulations features; Social behaviour in urban space; Structural performance of Chilean architecture; Historic buildings; Contemporary buildings; High-tech buildings with anti-seismic protection; Conclusions 5 The reconstruction process of coastal cities in the north of the Biobio region: sustainability, participation and resilience Introduction; General aspects of the natural phenomenon; Geographical conditions and tsunami effects on urban areas; Flat land areas; River and stream estuaries and deltas; Lakes, lagoons and wetlands; Emergency and contingency plans; Citizen awareness and regional alert; Favourable conditions; Mitigation areas and land use on coastal areas under tsunami risk; Dichato - case study and ground zero; Location and tsunami effects; The destruction process and the tsunami impacts on 27 February; Reconstruction master plan; Security strategy; Quality of life strategy; Sustainability strategy; The generation of platforms for the future; Conclusions 6 The Chilean Internet: Did it survive the earthquake? Introduction; First signs; Looking for evidence; NIC Chile Domain Name System (DNS) servers; BGP routing tables: Route Views; BGP routing tables: RIS; Failure schedule and hypothesis; Chilean Internet anatomy; Chilean Internet map; Border gateway protocol; Internet route soundness in a nutshell; Basic model conventions; Measuring Internet routes reachability; Summary of the model; Monitor of Chilean networks; Impact of the Chilean earthquake on the Internet; Chilean network visibility monitor; Extended data analysis; Chilean routes analysis; Outage time distribution; Google traffic report; Conclusions

About the Author :
Dra. Luz A. CARDENAS-JIRON, (Architect, Doctor of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid) is Associate Professor in the Department of Urbanism and Director of Research and Development in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile, where she teaches courses on sustainable architecture and sustainable cities. She has previously served as a Visiting Professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (Mexico), the University of Liege (Belgium), and the University of Bristol (UK). Her current research is on sustainable urban development, environmental design and planning; solar thermal energy modeling. energy efficiency in architecture and urbanism, urban and bioclimatic morphology; and sustainable urban development. She has written numerous articles, book chapters, and conference papers on those topics, in Spanish and English, and is the author of Atributos urbanisticos explicativos de la localizacion residencial en el Gran Santiago. Ultima decada del siglo XX.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845646714
  • Publisher: WIT Press
  • Publisher Imprint: WIT Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Multidisciplinary Study of Mw8.8, Maule
  • ISBN-10: 1845646711
  • Publisher Date: 30 Oct 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 173


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