Earthquake risk mitigation - the global challenge

Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages 35-52

  Spence, Robin ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH LTD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874373369     PISSN: 15736059     EISSN: 18724671     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2399-5_4     Document Type: Article

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