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International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology
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Modernscientific investigations of earthquakes began in the 1880s, and theInternational Association of Seismology was organized in 1901 topromote collaboration of scientists and engineers in studyingearthquakes. The International Handbook of Earthquake andEngineering Seismology, under the auspices of the InternationalAssociation of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior(IASPEI), was prepared by leading experts under a distinguishedinternational advisory board and team of editors.The content isorganized into 56 chapters and includes over 430 figures, 24 of whichare in color. This reference is accompanied by a CD-ROM containinghistorical and scientific information about earth motion, a globalearthquake database, and an extensive database of seismicity.Thislarge-format, comprehensive reference summarizes well-establishedfacts, reviews relevant theories, surveys useful methods andtechniques, and documents and archives basic seismic data. It will bethe authoritative reference for scientists and engineers and a quickand handy reference for seismologists.
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