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Adobe, or mud brick, has been widely used as a building material in the American Southwest, including California. The vulnerability of many original adobe structures to damage or destruction from earthquakes has been of great concern. The guidelines presented here address the practical aspects of this problem and represent the culmination of 12 years of research and testing on the seismic retrofitting of adobe buildings. These guidelines can assist in the planning of seismic retrofitting projects consistent with both conservation principles and established public policy.
One of the four core phases of emergency management, hazard mitigation is essential for reducing disaster effects on human populations and making communities more resilient to the impacts of hazards. Presenting an up-to-date look at the changing nature of disasters, Natural Hazard Mitigation offers practical guidance on the implementation and selec
The Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook can be used by trained personnel to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially seismically vulnerable. The RVS procedure comprises a method and several forms that help users to quickly identify, inventory, and score buildings according to their risk of collapse if hit by major earthquakes. The RVS handbook describes how to identify the structural type and key weakness characteristics, how to complete the screening forms, and how to manage a successful RVS program.
Building on industry fundamentals, this new edition provides the skills a student needs to build a sucessful real estate practice. The text explores issure facing professionals, including advertising, qualifying prospects, loan applications, investment analysis, competitive market analysis, and using the Internet in practice. (493 pages, 2004 copywright.) Chapters include: * Instructor Note * Student Enrichment Exercises * Power Point Presentations * Chapter 1: Getting Started in Real Estate * Chapter 2: Ethics, Fair Housing and Trust Funds * Chapter 3: Mandatory Disclosures * Chapter 4: Prospecting * Chapter 5: Listing Presentation Package * Chapter 6: Listing Presentations * Chapter 7: Servicing The Listing * Chapter 8: Advertising * Chapter 9: The Buyer and The Property Showing * Chapter 10: Obtaining the Offer and Creating the Sales Agreement * Chapter 11: From Offer To Closing * Chapter 12: Real Estate Financing * Chapter 13: Escrow and Title Insurance * Chapter 14a: Taxation * Chapter 14b: Taxation (cont.) * Chapter 15: Property Management and Leasing * Chapter Quiz Answer Keys * Mini Quizzes for All Chapters * Mini Quiz Answer Keys