How Long to Read Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research

How Long Does it Take to Read Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research by National Research Council

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Description

As geological threats become more imminent, society must make a major commitment to increase the resilience of its communities, infrastructure, and citizens. Recent earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand, Haiti, and Chile provide stark reminders of the devastating impact major earthquakes have on the lives and economic stability of millions of people worldwide. The events in Haiti continue to show that poor planning and governance lead to long-term chaos, while nations like Chile demonstrate steady recovery due to modern earthquake planning and proper construction and mitigation activities. At the request of the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council hosted a two-day workshop to give members of the community an opportunity to identify "Grand Challenges" for earthquake engineering research that are needed to achieve an earthquake resilient society, as well as to describe networks of earthquake engineering experimental capabilities and cyberinfrastructure tools that could continue to address ongoing areas of concern. Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research: A Community Workshop Report explores the priorities and problems regions face in reducing consequent damage and spurring technological preparedness advances. Over the course of the Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research workshop, 13 grand challenge problems emerged and were summarized in terms of five overarching themes including: community resilience framework, decision making, simulation, mitigation, and design tools. Participants suggested 14 experimental facilities and cyberinfrastructure tools that would be needed to carry out testing, observations, and simulations, and to analyze the results. The report also reviews progressive steps that have been made in research and development, and considers what factors will accelerate transformative solutions.

How long is Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research?

Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research by National Research Council is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research aloud.

What Reading Level is Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research?

Grand Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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