Lekkas E.L. (Ed.) Earthquake Geodynamics: Seismic Case Studies

WIT Press, 2004, 186 pages, ISBN: 1853129968This book brings together a number of papers discussing various aspects of earthquake geodynamics in seismically active regions. It is the twelfth volume in the series Advances in Earthquake Engineering¸ which has gained broad acceptance from the scientific world. The main concept behind this compilation is to bring together a number of papers dealing with the geological, tectonic, seismological and engineering geological aspects of earthquakes. It has been realized, often painfully, that unless all these are mastered, constructions (be it private houses, lifelines or even nuclear power plants) will never be safe, even if they are designed to meet the strictest safety standards. What is more, a thorough knowledge of earthquake geodynamics is vital in increasing the safety/cost ratio of every construction.The 1999 earthquake in Izmit - the study of actualistic strike-slip tectonic forms
The Gujarat, West India Earthquake (26 January 2001): A geodynamic episode in an intra-plate compressional regime
Contribution of GIS to analysis of the 7 September 1999 Athens earthquake
The neotectonic macrostructures and the geological basement, the main factors controlling the spatial distribution of the damage and geodynamic phenomena resulting from the Kalamata (13 September 1986) and Athens (7 September 1999) earthquakes
A sequence of low magnitude earthquakes as a result of local tectonic activation: the case of the Psachna area, Evia Island, Greece
The 26 July 2001 Skyros (north Aegean Sea, Greece) earthquake
Surficial expression of seismic faults and urban planning
Active faults and seismic hazard assessment at municipality level - the case of Tenea (Corinthia, Greece)
Seismically-triggered landslide risk assessment
Low-strain techniques used for microzoning studies in soft rock areas in Greece
Parameters of intensity distribution in the Izmit and Duzce (Turkey) earthquakes
Seismic strike-slip faults on a major boundary transverse to the Apenninic chain; the case of the Molise (S. Italy) earthquake (31 October 2002)