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This book is a concise introduction to the interactions between
earthquakes and human-built structures (buildings, dams, bridges,
power plants, pipelines and more). It focuses on the ways in which
these interactions illustrate the application of basic physics
principles and concepts, including inertia, force, shear, energy,
acceleration, elasticity, friction and stability. It illustrates
how conceptual and quantitative physics emerges in the day-to-day
work of engineers, drawing from examples from regions and events
which have experienced very violent earthquakes with massive loss
of life and property. The authors of this book, a physics educator,
a math educator, and a geotechnical engineer have set off on what
might be considered a mining expedition; searching for ways in
which introductory physics topics and methods can be better
connected with careers of interest to non-physics majors. They
selected ""destructive earthquakes"" as a place to begin because
they are interesting and because future engineers represent a
significant portion of the non-physics majors in introductory
physics courses. Avoiding the extremes of treating applied physics
either as a purely hands-on, conceptual experience or as a lengthy
capstone project for learners who have become masters; the
application in this book can be scattered throughout a broader
physics course or individual learning experience.
Four decades ago, the areas around Yellowstone and Glacier National
Parks sheltered the last few hundred surviving grizzlies in the
Lower 48 states. Protected by the Endangered Species Act, their
population has surged to more than 1,500, and this burgeoning
number of grizzlies now collides with the increasingly populated
landscape of the twenty-first-century American West. While humans
and bears have long shared space, today's grizzlies navigate a
shrinking amount of wilderness: cars whiz like bullets through
their habitats, tourists check Facebook to pinpoint locations for a
quick selfie with a grizzly, and hunters seek trophy prey. People,
too, must learn to live and work within a potential predator's
territory they have chosen to call home. Mixing fast-paced
storytelling with rich details about the hidden lives of grizzly
bears, Montana journalist Robert Chaney chronicles the resurgence
of this charismatic species against the backdrop of the country's
long history with the bear. Chaney captures the clash between
groups with radically different visions: ranchers frustrated at
losing livestock, environmental advocates, hunters, and
conservation and historic preservation officers of tribal nations.
Underneath, he probes the balance between our demands on nature and
our tolerance for risk.
This book is a concise introduction to the interactions between
earthquakes and human-built structures (buildings, dams, bridges,
power plants, pipelines and more). It focuses on the ways in which
these interactions illustrate the application of basic physics
principles and concepts, including inertia, force, shear, energy,
acceleration, elasticity, friction and stability. It illustrates
how conceptual and quantitative physics emerges in the day-to-day
work of engineers, drawing from examples from regions and events
which have experienced very violent earthquakes with massive loss
of life and property. The authors of this book, a physics educator,
a math educator, and a geotechnical engineer have set off on what
might be considered a mining expedition; searching for ways in
which introductory physics topics and methods can be better
connected with careers of interest to non-physics majors. They
selected ""destructive earthquakes"" as a place to begin because
they are interesting and because future engineers represent a
significant portion of the non-physics majors in introductory
physics courses. Avoiding the extremes of treating applied physics
either as a purely hands-on, conceptual experience or as a lengthy
capstone project for learners who have become masters; the
application in this book can be scattered throughout a broader
physics course or individual learning experience.
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