Chile earthquake and tsunami of 2010
Subtitle: performance of coastal infrastructure
By: edited by Billy L. Edge, Ph.D., P.E.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, COPRI, Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780784412794; 9780784477861
Subjects: Earthquake engineering; Earthquake hazard analysis; Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27); Structural engineering; Coastal engineering; Earthquake damage; Tsunami damage; Earthquakes; History; Tsunamis
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: Description of Earthquake; title: Objectives of This Study; title: Site Investigation; title: The COPRI Investigation Team; title: 2. Seismic Ground Motion; title: 3. Tsunami Characteristics; title: Observations; title: Tsunami Predictions; title: Summary; title: 4. Site Investigations; title: Talcahuano; title: San Vicente Port; title: San Vicente Marine Gas Terminal; title: Dichato; title: Lirquen; title: Coronel; title: Santa Maria Island; title: Caleta Tumbes; title: Valparaiso; title: San Antonio; title: 5. Interviews; title: University of Valparaiso; title: Ministry of Public Works; title: University of Chile; title: UNESCO; title: 6. Lessons Learned and General Recommendations; title: Lessons Learned; title: General Recommendations; title: Appendix: Detailed Existing Facility Data; title: A-1. Port of Talcahuano; title: A-2. Port of San Vicente; title: A-3. Port of Valparaiso; title: A-4. Port of San Antonio.