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GIS Based Earthquake Risk Assessment System: A Software Approach - Softcover

Lal, Jawahar

 
9783843361835: GIS Based Earthquake Risk Assessment System: A Software Approach

Synopsis

Structural damages during recent earthquakes demonstrate the need for developing a comprehensive model for earthquake risk assessment that is capable of integrating the ample knowledge in the engineering field into a software tool for predicting the earthquake performance of a group of structures or of an individual structure. GIS-based framework integrated with software tools provide necessary functionality and is easy to use in developing countries where technical skills and resources are limited.

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About the Author

Jawahar Lal has B.Tech in Civil Engineering and M.Tech. in Structural Engineering from IIT-B (Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay).

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