TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leary,Earl V.
TI  - Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring and Research
T2  - Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation Series
SN  - 9781617283758
AV  - QE539.2.S34E43 2009 
U1  - 363.4/95 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - Earthquake hazard analysis
KW  - Earthquakes -- Safety measures
KW  - Earthquake resistant design
KW  - Earthquake prediction
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- EARTHQUAKES:  RISK, MONITORING  AND RESEARCH -- EARTHQUAKES:  RISK, MONITORING  AND RESEARCH -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1    EARTHQUAKES: RISK, MONITORING, NOTIFICATION, AND RESEARCH* -- ABSTRACT -- EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS AND RISK -- USGS RELEASES NEW NATIONAL SEISMIC HAZARDS  MAPS AND NEW EARTHQUAKE FORECAST  FOR CALIFORNIA -- MAGNITUDE 7.9 EARTHQUAKE ON  MAY 12, 2008, IN CHINA -- MONITORING -- Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) -- National Strong-Motion Project (NSMP) -- Global Seismic Network (GSN) -- DETECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND WARNING -- National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) -- ShakeMap -- NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM (NEHRP) -- Mitigation -- HAZUS-MH -- Research - Understanding Earthquakes -- U.S. Geological Survey -- National Science Foundation -- CONCLUSIONS -- ADDITIONAL READING -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE  NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM* -- PREFACE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Legislative Overview -- 1.2. NEHRP Organization and Management -- Federal Emergency Management Agency -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- National Science Foundation -- U.S. Geological Survey -- Cooperating Organizations -- 1.3. NEHRP Coordination and Oversight -- Interagency Coordinating Committee -- Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction -- Program Coordination Working Group -- 1.4. Program Highlights -- Federal Emergency Management Agency -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- National Science Foundation -- U.S. Geological Survey -- 1.5. Structure of this Report -- 2. PROGRAM BUDGETS FOR FY 2008 AND FY 2009 -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. NEHRP FY 2008 Enacted Budgets Listed by Program Goal -- 2.3. NEHRP FY 2009 Requested Budgets Listed by Program Goal -- 3. EHRP FY 2007 ACTIVITIES  AND RESULTS; 3.1. Strategic Goal A: Improve Understanding of Earthquake Processes and Impacts -- Objective 1: Advance Understanding of Earthquake  Phenomena and Generation Processes Physics-Based  Models of Earthquake Sources in Southern California -- Precise Mapping of Major Earthquake Fault Systems -- Tracking Tremors in the Pacific Northwest -- USGS External Grants and Cooperative Agreements -- Objective 2: Advance Understanding of Earthquake  Effects on the Built Environment -- Liquefaction (Ground Failure) Mitigation in Earthquakes -- Performance-Based Seismic Design (PBSD) Research -- Risk and Consequence Managementfor Communities -- Hybrid Structure Simulation and Data Display and Sharing Tools -- Objective 3: Advance Understanding of the Social, Psychological,  and Economic Factors Linked to Implementing Risk Reduction and Mitigation Strategies in the Public and Private Sectors -- Analysis ofPost-Disaster Commodity Lifelines -- Improving Urban Search and Rescue Preparedness  Using Simulation Technology -- Measuring Cross-Community Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency -- The Effects on Natural Hazard Mitigation of New Urban Developments  Compared to Conventional Low-Density Developments -- Objective 4: Improve Post-Earthquake Information Management Learning Rom Earthquakes Program -- Planning or a PIMS -- 3.2. Strategic Goal B: Develop Cost-Effective Measures to Reduce Earthquake Impacts on Individuals, the Built Environment, and Society at Large -- Objective 5: Assess Earthquake Hazards for Research and Practical Application Updated National  Seismic Hazard Maps -- Seismic Hazard Maps for the Seattle Urban Region -- New ShakeMapsfor the 1868 Hayward Fault Earthquake -- Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project in Southern California; Objective 6: Develop Advanced Loss Estimation and Risk Assessment Tools Further Development of hazards U.S.-Multihazard (HAZUS-MH) -- Risk Assessmentfor the Northeast United States -- Objective 7: Develop Tools to Improve the Seismic  Performance of Buildings  and Other Structures -- Building Standards and Codes: NEHRP Recommended Provisions -- PBSD Development -- Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings Workshop -- Homebuilders' Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction -- Design Manualfor Architects -- Objective 8: Develop Tools to Improve the Seismic  Performance of Critical Infrastructure -- Improving the Seismic Performance ofInfrastructure and Critical Facilities -- Pipeline Safety -- Multispan Bridge Safety -- 3.3. Strategic Goal C: Improve the Earthquake Resilience  of Communities Nationwide -- Objective 9: Improve the Accuracy, Timeliness, and Content  of Earthquake Information Products -- ShakeCast Upgraded~ User Base Expanded -- BetaPAGER Development Completed -- Earthquake Alert Display Software Upgraded -- Earthquake Early Warning Technical Tests under Way -- Notification and Analysis of Utah Mine Collapse -- Earthquake Notification in the Northeast United States -- 0perationsfor Monitoring Non-Seismic (Geodetic)  Movement of the Earth's Crust -- Objective 10: Develop Comprehensive Earthquake  Scenarios and Risk Assessments -- Scenario Earthquake for the Southern San Andreas Fault -- California Catastrophic Disaster Readiness Planning -- Earthquake Disaster Planning in the Central United States -- Earthquake Disaster Planning in the Pacific Northwest -- Report to Congress on Federal Earthquake Response Plans -- Objective 11: Support Development of Seismic Standards  and Building Codes and Advocate Their Adoption and Enforcement -- Supportfor Seismic Elements of New and Existing  Building Codes and Standards; Objective 12: Promote the Implementation of Earthquake Resilient Measures in Professional Practice and in Private and Public Policies -- NEHRP Recommended Provisions-Training and Instructional Material -- Earthquake Information Dissemination and Awareness -- Technical Seminars on PBSD -- Earthquake Policy Development and Coordination  in the Western United States -- State Earthquake Program Managers Meeting -- Earthquake Mitigation Training -- Objective 13: Increase Public Awareness of Earthquake Hazards And Risk -- FEMA Web Site for Public Information and 0utreach -- Translation ofEarthquake 0utreach Document -- Post-Earthquake Information Clearinghouses -- Earthquake Awareness -- Hayward Fault Alliance -- Assessment of Earthquake Predictions -- Objective 14: Develop the Nation's human resource base in earthquake safety fields -- NSF Undergraduates Program -- Earthquake Science and High-Performance (Cyber) Computing -- USGS Post-Doctoral Program -- 3.4. Develop, Operate, and Maintain NEHRP Facilities -- Advanced National Seismic System -- New National Centerfor Engineering Strong Motion Data -- Alaska -- California -- Hawaii -- Pacific Northwest -- Intermountain West -- Northeast United States -- Central United States -- George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation -- Global Seismographic Network -- New GSN Stations -- Caribbean Seismic Network Expansion (a GSN Affiliate Network) -- Real-Time Data Communications Upgrades -- 4. RELATED ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING NEHRP GOALS -- 4.1. Earthscope -- San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth -- Plate Boundary Observatory -- USArray -- 4.2. Subcommittee on Disaster Reductio -- 4.3. International Activities -- U.S.-Japan Program on Natural Resources -- U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects -- U.S.-Japan Panel on Earthquake Research -- U.S.-China Cooperation in Earthquake Studies; Seismic Hazard Assessment for Afghanistan -- EES/E-Defense -- U.S. Contribution to GEOSS -- 4.4. NEHRP Contributions to Tsunami Safety -- Tsunami Hazard Assessment for the United States -- Global Training in Seismology and Tsunami Warning -- NEES Tsunami Wave Basin at Oregon State University -- 5. STATE ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE IMPLEMENTATION  OF RESEARCH RESULTS -- Alaska -- California -- Hawaii -- Idaho -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Kentucky -- Missouri -- Nevada -- Oregon -- Puerto Rico -- South Carolina -- Tennessee -- Utah -- Washington -- APPENDIX A. COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING NEHRP SUPPORT -- Applied Technology Council -- Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup -- Central United States Earthquake Consortium -- Consortium of Organizations for Strong  Motion Observation Systems -- Consortium of Universities for Research in  Earthquake Engineering -- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute -- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology -- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering  Research-Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events -- Mid-America Earthquake Center -- National Institute of Building Sciences -- Natural Hazards Center -- EES Consortium, Inc. -- Northeast States Emergency Consortium -- Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center -- Southern California Earthquake Center -- Western States Seismic Policy Council -- B. EHRP MANAGEMENT CHRONOLOGY FY 2007 -- ACEHR-Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction -- ICC-Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction -- PCWG-Program Coordination Working Group -- C. LIST OF ACRONYMS -- Chapter 3    FORECASTING CALIFORNIA'S EARTHQUAKES-WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS? -- WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE FORECAST? -- HOW LIKELY IS A DAMAGING QUAKE IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS? -- INDEX -- Blank Page
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