Kar,Manik

Earthquake and Natural Disasters / by Manik Kar - Guwahati: EBH Publishers (India), 2011. - 251p,; xxiii, 25cm.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introductory
Chapter 2: Common Myths about Earthquakes
Chapter 3: Earthquake is a Natural Disaster
Chapter 4: General Information of Earthquakes
Chapter 5: Preparedness for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation and its Processes
Chapter 6: Prediction of Earthquake
Chapter 7: Chronological History of Earthquakes in North and North-East India.
Chapter 8: Intensity and Frequency of Earthquakes in North and East India
Chapter 9: Recent Killer Earthquakes of Indian Sub-continent
Chapter 10: NGOs of the World for Immediate Help
Chapter 11: Earthquake Resistant Structure
Chapter 12: Regulations, Legislation, Bye-laws for Structural Safety: In Natural Hazard Zones of India
Includes Reference, Subject Index, Author Index & Colour Plates

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