New Publications: Earthquake Engineering & Disaster Mitigation
American Society of Civil Engineers. (2011). The Tohoku, Japan, Tsunami of March 11, 2011: effects on structures. Oakland, CA: EERI. 14 pages. Report may be freely downloaded from: http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/2011-03-11-sendai/files/2011/03/Japan-Tohoku-report-tsunami-bldgs.pdf. Published by: EERI, 499 14th Street, #320, Oakland, CA 94612-1934 (tel: 510-451-0905; fax: 510-451-5411; Email: eeri@eeri.org;Web site: http://www.eeri.org).
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has sponsored several reconnaissance teams to survey effects of the great East Japan earthquake and Tohoku tsunami. The first of these was the tsunami team, which traveled to Japan from April 15 to May 1, 2011, and focused on tsunami effects on coastal buildings, bridges, port facilities and coastal protective structures. Members of the team were able to visit over 45 towns and cities from Hachinohe in the north to Katsuura in the south—the entire Tohoku coastline except for the 80-km exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.
Blakely, E.J. (2012). My storm: managing the recovery of New Orleans in the wake of Katrina. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0-8122-4385-7. 182 pages. $34.95. Available from: University of Pennsylvania Press, c/o Hopkins Fulfillment Services, PO Box 50370, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211 (tel: 800-537-5487; fax: 410-516-6998; Email: hfscustserv@press.jhu.edu;Web site: http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/).
The author, Edward J Blakely, was appointed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin as Director of the Office of Recovery and Development Administration following Hurricane Katrina. This monograph is a first-hand account of a critical sixteen months in the post-Katrina recovery process. It tells the story of the author's endeavor to transform the shell of a cherished American city into a city that could not only survive but also thrive. The author considers the recovery effort's successes and failures, candidly assessing the challenges at hand and the work done. For the authors, the story of post-Katrina recovery contains lessons for all current and would-be planners and policy makers.
Buckle, I. et al. (2011). Bridge performance in the Mw 9.0 Tohoku, Japan, earthquake of March 11, 2011. Oakland, CA: EERI. 10 pages. Report may be freely downloaded from: http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/2011-03-11-sendai/files/2011/03/East-Japan-Bridge-Performance-web.pdf. Published by: EERI, 499 14th Street, #320, Oakland, CA 94612-1934 (tel: 510-451-0905; fax: 510-451-5411; Email: eeri@eeri.org;Web site: http://www.eeri.org).
A joint EERI/Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association reconnaissance team visited the affected area from June 2 to June 6, 2011. The reconnaissance team investigated 11 bridges, of which two had extensive bearing failures, two had column failures, two had combined bearing and column failures, and four suffered tsunami-related damage.
Cimellaro, G.P., Christovasilis, I.P., Reinhorn, A.M., De Stefano, A., & Kirova, T. (2011). L'Aquila earthquake of April 6, 2009 in Italy: rebuilding a resilient city to withstand multiple hazards MCEER-10-0010. Buffalo, NY: MCEER. 265 pages. $35.00. Available from: MCEER, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 133A Ketter Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14261-4300 (tel: 716-645-3391; fax: 716-645-3733; Email: office@cuee.titech.ac.jp;Web site: http://www.mceer.buffalo.edu).
A multidisciplinary team of investigators from the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) together with a team from the Politecnico di Torino in Italy, conducted post-disaster field reconnaissance to examine the impact of the April 6, 2009 L'Aquila, Italy earthquake on physical engineered systems and the response and recovery efforts that followed. By collecting information, the authors are seeking to develop engineering design strategies and organizational strategies that will make the L'Aquila community more resilient against future earthquakes and any extreme event in general. The report was initiated to present the findings from the field reconnaissance mission, but the topic addressed includes advance damage identification using remote sensing, damage to engineered and historical structures, and organizational decision making primarily in hospitals.
Ersing, R.L. & Kost, K.A. (Eds.). (2012). Surviving disaster: the role of social networks. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books, Inc. 978-1-933478-51-7. 128 pages. $32.95. Available from: Lyceum Books, Inc., 5758 S. Blackstone, Chicago, IL 60637 (tel: 773-643-1902; fax: 773-643-1903; Email: lyceum@lyceumbooks.com;Web site: http://www.lyceumbooks.com).
This publication is a resource for disaster planning and relief efforts, which explores the impact strong and weak community ties have on response to and recovery of disasters. The book covers the basics of disaster response and the role of social networks, providing essential terminology, theories, analysis, and case examples. The authors describe the methods that worked and did not work for a variety of populations facing different types of disasters both within and outside the United States. The publication features case examples of different types of disasters and effective and ineffective community responses, as well as specific content on the responses to tornadoes in the rural United States.
Lee, George C., Liang, Z., Shen, J.J., & O'Connor, J.S. (2011). Extreme load combinations: a survey of state bridge engineers MCEER-11-0007. Buffalo, NY: MCEER. 138 pages. $30.00. Available from: MCEER, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 133A Ketter Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14261-4300 (tel: 716-645-3391; fax: 716-645-3733 Email: mceer@buffalo.edu;Web site: http://www.mceer.buffalo.edu).
A survey on multi-hazard bridge design was sent to state bridge engineers to obtain their opinions on the importance of potential extreme hazard loads and their combinations, including cascading events. A Multi-Hazard Design Workshop was organized to review, interpret and disseminate the survey results to the participants, and to further discuss the potential issues in the development of a multi-hazard load and resistance factor design (MH-LRFD) framework. In accordance with the results from both the survey and the workshop, the goal of the MCEER project is to establish a MH-LRFD framework, together with the development of several selected design limit state equations to illustrate the principles and methodologies of the framework.
Taranath, B.S. (2012). Structural analysis and design of tall buildings: steel and composite construction. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 978-1-4398-5089-3. 635 pages. $159.95. Available from: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Attn: Order Entry, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487 (tel: 800-272-7737; fax: 800-374-3401; Email: orders@crcpress.com;Web site: http://www.crcpress.com).
This publication presents the latest techniques in wind and earthquake engineering, code provisions, and detailing techniques. It uses the most up-to-date building codes and examines all major types of steel and composite building systems, including those required for resisting gravity, wind, and seismic loads. It also includes high-end performance-based seismic design techniques for designing new structures and evaluating existing structures and compares structural schemes for tall buildings, including impact of column sizes on architectural layouts.
Walsh, D.W., Christen, Jr., H.T., Callsen, Jr., C.E., Miller, G.T., Maniscalco, P.M., Lord, G.C., & Dolan, N.J. (2012). National Incident Management System: principles and practice Second Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. 978-0-7637-8187-3. 294 pages. $55.95. Available from: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776 (tel: 978-443-5000; Email: info@jblearning.com;Web site: http://www.jblearning.com).
On February 28, 2003, President George W. Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive / HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, which directs the secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). The NIMS has undergone several revisions. This publication was developed to update the significant changes developed by DHS while keeping a variety of case studies, tips, and end-of-chapter materials to facilitate comprehension of critical concepts and help readers understand the information learned in the first edition. This book reflects contributions from emergency management stakeholders, educators, incident management experts, and lessons learned during recent incidents.
Wallace, J. (2012). Performance of engineered Structures in the Mw 9.0 Tohoku, Japan earthquake of March 11, 2011. Oakland, CA: EERI. 16 pages. Report may be freely downloaded from: http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/2011-03-11-sendai/files/2011/03/Japan-eq-report-Buildings-medrez.pdf. Published by: EERI, 499 14th Street, #320, Oakland, CA 94612-1934 (tel: 510-451-0905; fax: 510-451-5411; Email: eeri@eeri.org;Web site: http://www.eeri.org).
The EERI reconnaissance team deployed to evaluate damage to engineered structures during the March 11, 2010 Tohoku, Japan earthquake and tsunami, with John Wallace of UCLA as team leader, was split into three groups: reinforced concrete buildings, structural steel buildings, and buildings with protective systems. This report discusses the building types in that order.