
Technical Principles of Building for Safety
Practical Action Publishing
Published on 15. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-85339-182-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes principles and construction techniques for builders, householders and communities who are building in hazard-prone areas. The principles are clearly and simply presented- and in a form which can be adapted for use in training or public information campaigns.
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Edition
UK ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Rugby
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85339-182-8 (9781853391828)
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Persons
He is Vice President of catastrophe research and Director of terrorism research at Risk Management Solutions. Coburn also worked extensively with Robin Spence, currently President of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering, on analysing earthquake risks and the effects of seismic activity on the built environment.