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This paper highlights the seismic microzonation carried out for a nuclear power plant site. Nuclear power plants are considered to be one of the most important and critical structures designed to withstand all natural disasters. Seismic microzonation is a process of demarcating a region into...
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Landslides are a common phenomenon in all the regions of Malawi. A number of historical landslides have been documented and are summarized here. This paper examines the occurrence of landslides in the Rumphi District of Northern Malawi. The study is based on a detailed study of 98 landslides...
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The town of Edessa is located on Northern Greece at a region that is characterized as low seismicity zone due to the fact that few moderate events of M  6 occurred during the last century. According to the Greek Seismic Code, the expected acceleration having a 10% probability of being exceeded...
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In AD1762, a large earthquake originating within the Arakan Subduction Zone occurred. However, conflicting opinions exist as to whether this earthquake triggered a major regional tsunami in the northern Bay of Bengal (BoB) that struck southeast Bangladesh. This research aims to review and assess...
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