Engineering for natural hazards with particular reference to tropical cyclones.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1976Description: 38p., 16 refsReport number: AcademicSubject: Because they are prone to produce extreme but very occasional events, natural hazards give rise to particular problems for the engineering profession on whose members society generally places a considerable responsibility for ensuring that the impact of natural hazards when they do occur is not too serious. The paper outlines some of the basic principles in the engineering approach to coping with natural disasters and describes some of the methods used by engineers in attempting to solve the associated problems, using the particular problem of engineering for tropical cyclones as an example. Three phases of engineering activity are identified in any study of mitigating the effects of natural hazards. These are: the pre-hazard phase, hazard phase and post-hazard phase. The paper draws attention to the need for an inter-disciplinary systems approach in providing for the safety of any community subjected to an extreme natural hazard
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 624.171 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005258688 |
Symposium Dates 26-29 May 1976
Because they are prone to produce extreme but very occasional events, natural hazards give rise to particular problems for the engineering profession on whose members society generally places a considerable responsibility for ensuring that the impact of natural hazards when they do occur is not too serious. The paper outlines some of the basic principles in the engineering approach to coping with natural disasters and describes some of the methods used by engineers in attempting to solve the associated problems, using the particular problem of engineering for tropical cyclones as an example. Three phases of engineering activity are identified in any study of mitigating the effects of natural hazards. These are: the pre-hazard phase, hazard phase and post-hazard phase. The paper draws attention to the need for an inter-disciplinary systems approach in providing for the safety of any community subjected to an extreme natural hazard
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