age ~70
from Lansdale, PA
"Solutions to Coastal Disasters: Tsunamis 2008" contains 24 papers presented at the conference held from April 13-16, 2008 in Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. The papers discuss the most current research on tsunamis, including planning and preparedness, field/experimental studies and building design, numer...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
272
Publisher
Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784409781
EAN Code
9780784409787
ISBN #
9
Sponsored by the Coastal Zone Management Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE. This collection contains 54 papers and articles highlighting the contributions to coastal and offshore engineering by Robert L. Wiegel. His research interests are many and varied, ranging f...
Author
Billy L. Edge, Lesley C. Ewing, Orville T. Magoon, Ronald M. Noble, Donald D. Treadwell
Binding
Paperback
Pages
984
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784411913
EAN Code
9780784411919
ISBN #
8
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rumbled off the east coast of Japan, followed by a tsunami that generated waves more than 18 meters high. The earthquake and tsunami caused devastation throughout the Tohoku and Sendai regions of Japan, killing nearly 16,000 people and causing damage est...
Author
Edited by Lesley Ewing, P.E., D.CE, Shigeo Takahashi, Ph.D., Catherine M. Petroff
Binding
Paperback
Pages
116
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784412693
EAN Code
9780784412695
ISBN #
7
"Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008" contains 90 papers presented at the conference held from April 13-16, 2008 in Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. The papers include state-of-the-art information on: sea-level rise, hurricanes and storm surge, coastal inundation and flooding, shoreline erosion and beach n...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
1027
Publisher
Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784409684
EAN Code
9780784409688
ISBN #
6
The proceedings Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2005 contains 80 papers that focus on the science and research tools, management procedures, and solutions that are explored and used during coastal disasters. Coastal disaster events occurring through November 2004 are discussed. One major focus is the...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
832
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784407746
EAN Code
9780784407745
ISBN #
5
The 27 technical papers contained in this proceedings were presented at the Carbonate Beaches 2000 Conference, which was held December 5-8, 2000, at the Westin Beach Resort in Key Largo, Florida. Carbonate sand beaches are major coastal features in tropical regions of the world and are found in sele...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
288
Publisher
Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784406405
EAN Code
9780784406403
ISBN #
2
This proceedings consists of 83 papers presented at the Solutions to Coastal Disasters' 02 Conference held in San Diego, California, February 24-27, 2002. The conference grew from a cooperative effort involving the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Inst...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
1040
Publisher
Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
0784406057
EAN Code
9780784406052
ISBN #
1
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN #
11