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- Title
- Joint U.S.-Romanian Seminar on Earthquakes and Energy. Volume 1. Introduction and Summary.
- File
- PB88224647.pdf
- Author(s)
- Aroni, S.; Constantinescu, R.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; National Council for Science and Technology, Bucharest (Romania)., January 1987, 67 p.
- Abstract
- The volume describes presentations and discussions on the subject of earthquakes covered the spectrum of seismic vulnerability and behavior of buildings, urban systems and critical facilities, as well as human behavior and injuries during earthquakes. Those dealing with energy conservation included solar passive and active systems, retrofitting, daylight applications, total building performance, and problems of energy conservation at an urban scale. Brief summaries are given of each of the seventy papers presented at the seminar. Technical visits are described to experimental facilities, the Jassy branch of ICCPDC, and a number of housing projects with special energy installations. Finally, ideas and topics are presented for future research and cooperation on earthquakes and energy. Full texts of the papers are available in other volumes.
- Keywords
- Earthquake resistant structures; Emergency planning; Risk analysis; Structural design; Buildings; Meetings; Human behavior; Energy conservation; Solar energy; Earthquakes