Earthquakes, Fifth Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0716756188 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Turgut Aydin said Recommended: A very good book on Earthquakes.. This book provides a very good coverage on Earthquakes, from how and why they happen to their effects and safety concerns. You can learn about faults, plates, how earthquakes are sized, how much can be forecasted, how structures are affected, ground acceleration, soil conditions, etc. Though there are numerous examples from California, this is not one of those . "What little I read (because I am reading another earthquake book) seems good. Just as a thought to anyone who reads" according to Amazon Customer. I have not really gotten into the book. I did look through it and the book has a lot of marking and highlighting throughout the book. In some instances, the highlighting bleeds through. What little I read (because I am reading another earthquake book) seems good. Just as a thought to anyone who reads this and resells books, it is very distracting when you write. Fifth edition brings a good book up to date JohnVidale This book is readily available used."Earthquakes" by Bruce Bolt has been the classic textbook for many years for a non-technical discussion. The fifith edition properly orders the material, and tosses out some outdated material, on earthquake prediction and reservoir-induced seismicity, for example.It is fairly clear, contains colorful stories from Bruce's deca
The sequence of chapters has been re-organized for the fifth edition to better facilitate learning the broad concepts before the detail. New exercises and web references have also been added to give students the opportunity to think and use data the way field seismologists do.. This is a concise overview of the history of earthquakes and seismology, including topics such as geologic faults, intensity patterns, plate tectonics, side effects of earthquakes (such as tsunamis), and protection of people and property. The