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Seismic vulnerability of Kuwait and other Arabian Gulf countries: information base and research needs by F. Bou-Rabee; E. VanMarcke is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
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This paper points to the need for seismic risk and vulnerability assessment of infrastructure systems, most notably tall structures and coastal facilities, in Kuwait and other Arabian Gulf countries. Building codes in the region currently lack seismic provisions, despite evidence of a potential threat from large-magnitude earthquakes originating from the southern part of the Zagros fold belt. The historical record of Iranian earthquakes that may have caused signi®cant ground motion in the Gulf region is examined, as are reports of coastal damage from tsunamis. Various speci®c tasks, expected to constitute research priorities of a Joint Center for Risk Research, a cooperative research program involving Princeton and Kuwait Universities, are outlined.
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- Author
- F. Bou-Rabee; E. VanMarcke
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0267-7261)
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Physical Sciences)