Management of Tectonic Hazards
Management of Tectnic Hazards using case studies
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- Created on: 28-04-13 18:40
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- Management of Tectonic Hazards
- Volcanic activity
- Seismometers
- Nevado del Ruiz: suggested eruption was immanet, but storm stopped a warning
- 23,000 deaths
- Nevado Del Ruiz; was not successful. People lived their due to fertility of land.
- 23,000 deaths
- Nevado del Ruiz: suggested eruption was immanet, but storm stopped a warning
- Seismometers
- Earthquakes
- Fault Mapping
- Kobe: Despite of this the earthquake occurred on a blind fault
- Seismomenters
- Kobe: Despite of this the earthquake occurred on a blind fault
- Fault Mapping
- Volcanic activity
- Hazard Maps
- Volcanic activity
- Seismometers
- Nevado del Ruiz: suggested eruption was immanet, but storm stopped a warning
- 23,000 deaths
- Nevado Del Ruiz; was not successful. People lived their due to fertility of land.
- 23,000 deaths
- Nevado del Ruiz: suggested eruption was immanet, but storm stopped a warning
- Seismometers
- Volcanic activity
- Monterserrat: used this tilt meters and arial photograps to create an exclusion zone for southern part of island.
- Diversion of lava flows
- Mount Etna: barriers to keep lava away from built up areas, zero deaths
- Zero Deaths
- Diversion of lava flows
- Strain Gauges
- Kobe: Despite of this the earthquake occurred on a blind fault
- Seismomenters
- Kobe: Despite of this the earthquake occurred on a blind fault
- Building regulations
- Earthquakes
- Fault Mapping
- Fault Mapping
- Bam: Although regulations, buildngs were made out of mud brick
- Earthquakes
- Kobe: Earthquake proof buildings withstood earthquake much better
- Building regulations
- Bam: Although regulations, buildngs were made out of mud brick
- 5000 deaths
- Building regulations
- Tsunamis
- Management of Tectonic Hazards
- Tsunami warning sytem: pressure sensors and bouys
- Management of Tectonic Hazards
- Tsunami warning sytem: pressure sensors and bouys
- Indian Ocean: None in place so no warning
- Japan: early warnings and 30 minute window but people came complacement.
- 19 deaths
- Monterserrat: used this tilt meters and arial photograps to create an exclusion zone for southern part of island.
- In 2010 IOTWS set up, but not maintained so system failed
- 400+ deaths
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