Preparing for Earthquakes: Lessons for India
Autor: | T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa Kolathayar |
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EAN: | 9783319595221 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 31.10.2017 |
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Schlagworte: | Disaster Risk Himalayan arc tectonic belt Indian seismic design codes Indian subcontinent North East India earthquake preparedness earthquake risk reduction emergency planning peninsular India seismicity of Indo-Burmese arc seismotectonics |
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Prof. Dr. T.G. Sitharam is a KSIIDC Chair Professor in the area of Energy and Mechanical Sciences and Senior Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc). He was former founding Chairman of the Center for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) at IISc.
Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued his M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain with Marie Curie Fellowship by European Union. He is presently Asst Professor and Research Coordinator in the Dept of Civil Engg, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, India. He served as Chairman of Students Council at IISc and Adviser to Think India, a national forum of students from premier Institutes in India. Dr. Sreevalsa has published several research articles focusing on earthquake hazard and risk assessment. His team has developed a survey based tool and mobile application 'BhookampRaksha' to measure and boost the Earthquake Readiness Index of the public. In the year 2017, Dr. Sreevalsa was featured by The New Indian Express in their Edex anniversary edition and was honored with Edex award: 40 under 40 - South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers.