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This Digital Library is a State-of-the- Art, Modern Resource for Emergency Management and Planning for urban areas in the event of earthquakes. It contains a systematic and searchable collection of resources for Earthquake Risk Identification and Management for Civil Infrastructure.
It is intended for civil engineers, emergency managers, academicians and students. This library was planned to aid the efforts of Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC).
The existing and planned resources include: historical and new information about earthquakes; new and improved databases (authorized access only) for commercial and public earthquake risk management software and,GIS maps and pictures in this SINGLE location.
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New Resources for Boston Surficial Geology!!
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Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Regions
The MEMA Regions layer represents boundaries used by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for planning and administrative purposes. The data layer is considered unclassified information and w... http://www.mass.gov/mgis/reg_mema.htm |
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How do earthquakes affect buildings?
Compiled by MCEER staff http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/faqs/eqaffect.asp |
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Boston Subsurface Project (BSP) Website
Using a web-based geographic information system (GIS), you can: * explore the relationship between Boston history, soil, and buildings * look at historic maps to see how Boston has changed... http://bostonsoil.atech.tufts.edu/ |
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Guidelines for Structural Provisions for the Repair of Existing Buildings (Not Original Title)
Original Title : Guidelines for Structural Provisions for the Repair, Alteration, Addition and Change of Use of Existing Buildings This publication was developed by BASE to assist structural engin... http://www.b-ase.org/34guidelines.pdf |
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Guidelines for Structural Tests and Inspection (Boston Society of Structural Engineers)
These copyrighted publications can be downloaded free by BASE members for their use, or by others for personal use. The publication are in Portable Document Format (pdf) and can be read and printed wi... http://www.b-ase.org/17guidelines.pdf |