Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States

Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States
Author: Rick Schwartz
Publisher: Blue Diamond Books
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780978628000

This reference traces the region's 400-year recorded hurricane history, from Jamestown to the present, drawing on accounts in newspaper articles, books, private journals, and interviews. Emphasizing the human side of a hurricane's aftermath rather than scientific aspects, each hurricane account tells how individuals and communities reacted to the storms. Storms are profiled in year-by-year entries from the 1600's to the current century.

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1228
Release: 1978
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design

Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design
Author: Victor Gioncu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2010-08-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482266288

Developments in Earthquake Engineering have focussed on the capacity and response of structures. They often overlook the importance of seismological knowledge to earthquake-proofing of design. It is not enough only to understand the anatomy of the structure, you must also appreciate the nature of the likely earthquake.Seismic design, as detailed in