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Lecture Programme

GH01 lecture programme

October      
DATE
TIME
TITLE
LECTURER
MODULE

Oct 7

14.00 – 19.00

NHFI INDUCTION
How the Earth Works (NHFI & optional others)

Professor Bill McGuire

GH01

Oct 14

14.00 – 19.00

Seismic hazard I: causes of earthquakes
Seismic hazard II: earthquakes today and in the geological record
Seismic hazard III: earthquake hazards

Simon Day - Earthquake papers for reading (45Mb zip file)

Dr. Simon Day

GH01

Oct 21

14.00 – 19.00

Seismic risk I: building performance during earthquakes
Seismic risk II: seismic zoning
Seismic risk III: anti-seismic design

Professor Adrian Chandler

GH01

Oct 28

14.00 – 16.00
16.30 – 18.30

Landslides I: mechanisms and hazards
Landslides II: engineering aspects

Simon Day - Landslides reading (zip file)

Dr. Simon Day
Dr. David Shilston

GH01

Lecture availability for download:
Available
Not available

References from David Shilston's lecture (with a UK emphasis):

  • Department of the Environment: 1996: Landslide investigation and management in Great Britain: a guide for Planners and developers. HMSO, London, UK
  • Department of the Environment: 1990: Planning Policy Guidance: Development on Unstable Land. PPG 14, HMSO, London, UK
  • Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment: 2000: Managing Ground Instability in Urban Areas. Isle of Wight Council, UK
  • Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment: 2006: Responding to the Risks from Climate Change in Coastal Zones. Isle of Wight Council, UK
  • Lee, EM and Jones, DKC: 2004: Landslide Risk Assessment. Thomas Telford Limited, UK