Overview

On September 21st, 1999, central Taiwan was struck by a devastating earthquake resulting in over 2,400 deaths, thousands of collapsed and severely damaged buildings, and economic losses of over USD20 billion. This book describes the earthquake performance, emergency response, and recovery for the following lifeline systems: electric power, water, wastewater, communications, roads and bridges, railroads, ports, gas, and liquid fuels. In addition, the impact of lifeline disruption on emergency response capabilities of rescue activities is discussed. For each lifeline, damage, emergency response methods used to cope with damage and disruption, and the restoration and recovery processes are described. Each section summarizes the lessons learned, and makes recommendations to improve system earthquake response.

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Author:   Anshel J. Schiff ,  Alex K. Tang
Publisher:   American Society of Civil Engineers
Imprint:   American Society of Civil Engineers
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780784405369

ISBN 10:   0784405360
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   30 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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