The effects of the 1906 earthquake in California on research and education

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 22, Issue SPEC. ISS. 2, 2006, Pages

  Reitherman, Robert ^a  

^a Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DISASTERS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

EARTHQUAKE EDUCATION; EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH; SEISMIC SAFETY;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646584850     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.2187053     Document Type: Article

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