TY - BOOK AU - Thomas,Frederick AU - Chaney,Robert AU - Tseng,Richard ED - Morgan & Claypool Publishers, ED - Institute of Physics, IOP - EBA (Great Britain), TI - The physics of destructive earthquakes T2 - [IOP release 5] SN - 9781643270784 AV - QE534.3 .T567 2018eb U1 - 551.22028/7 23 PY - 2018///] CY - San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) PB - Morgan & Claypool Publishers KW - Earthquakes KW - Seismology KW - Physics KW - bicssc KW - SCIENCE / Physics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - "Version: 20181001"--Title page verso; "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references; 1. The size of earthquakes -- 2. Causes and effects -- 3. Modelling earthquake hazard -- 4. Ancient methods -- 5. Position, velocity and acceleration -- 6. Strength, flexibility and elasticity -- 7. Calculations and authentic assessment -- 8. R; Independent learners, STEM teachers, those in introductory college courses in physical science, physics, engineering, geology, or mathematics; Also available in print N2 - This book is a concise introduction to the interactions between earthquakes and human-built structures (buildings, dams, bridges, power plants, pipelines and more). It focuses on the ways in which these interactions illustrate the application of UR - https://ezproxy.mef.edu.tr/login?url=https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-64327-078-4 ER -