When galleries shake earthquake damage mitigation for museum collections

Mythical beasts to mephitic winds: explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century -- Our modern understanding of earthquakes and how we measure them -- Focus: a short history of intensity / Roger Musson -- Seismic hazard analysis: what will happen ...probably -- Focus: the con...

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1. Verfasser: Podany, Jerry (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: J. Paul Getty Museum (Herausgebendes Organ)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum 2017
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Zusammenfassung:Mythical beasts to mephitic winds: explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century -- Our modern understanding of earthquakes and how we measure them -- Focus: a short history of intensity / Roger Musson -- Seismic hazard analysis: what will happen ...probably -- Focus: the conditional mean spectrum / Paul Somerville -- Objects in motion: the response of collections to seismic forces -- Focus: the use of numerical modeling to protect old statues / Alfredo Cigada -- Holding on: mount making for seismic damage mitigation -- Focus: design and application of a temporary base-compression mount to secure two monumental marble sculptures for exhibition / Mckenzie Lowry and B.J. Farrar -- Let it slide: seismic base isolation -- Focus: optimal design of seismic linear and nonlinear isolators for museum artifacts / Vlasis Koumousis -- Seeking out the vulnerable
Beschreibung:Includes index
Beschreibung:X, 238 Seiten
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ISBN:9781606065228
978-1-60606-522-8