I just received the following email, which may interest some of you:
NED University Journal of Research is a peer reviewed journal which is published biannually. The primary aim of the journal is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of research and new development in engineering and technology and their applications for the benefit of mankind. The journal focuses on papers with a broad interest, based upon their subject area, the quality of research, the novelty of results and the potential for scientific contribution of the findings. The journal is included in some of the world's abstracting and indexing services. Complete details regarding NED University Journal of Research can be found on the Journal's website at http://www.neduet.edu.pk/NED-Journal.
The journal plans to publish Thematic Issue on Earthquakes. This issue will be the second in this series of issues and will be published in October 2012. The aim of this issue is to provide a variety of perspectives on matters related to technological development and mitigation aspects of earthquakes.
You may be aware that natural hazards have proved to be the most difficult enemy of mankind in this universe. This is owing to their ability to cause destruction on a large scale close to human settlements. Different natural hazards include hurricanes, floods, tornados, typhoons, famine, fires, landslides and earthquakes. Of all these hazards, earthquakes are different as their onset on human development originates below ground surface and may surprise even the most prepared nations by their unwarned and unnoticed arrival. This unique characteristic has made the earthquakes the most lethal and deadliest natural hazard that have caused devastation in terms of high number of human loss, wide spread building and infrastructure failures, and human sufferings.
I would like to invite you and your colleagues to submit manuscripts based on studies that are theoretically sound and oriented towards practical aspects of earthquake engineering and mitigation. The deadline for submission of manuscript is 30th October 2011.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to
Earthquake Engineering
Earthquake-resistant construction practices
Non-engineered construction
Standardization of earthquake resistant design
Underground structures
Offshore structures
Performance based design
Analytical and numerical methods
Soil-structure interaction
Lifeline earthquake engineering
Seismic performance of historical structures
Earthquake mitigation
Vulnerability assessment
Loss estimation
Human aspects of earthquakes
Disaster risk reduction
Techno-legal aspects of earthquake mitigation
Earthquake effects on environment
Passive control systems of earthquake mitigation
Active and semi-active control systems of earthquake mitigation
Base isolation systems
Engineering Seismology
Analysis of strong ground motion
Earthquake prediction
Physics of fault systems
Characterization of active faults
Historical seismicity
Seismotectonics
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Soil liquefaction analysis
Earth-retaining structures
Dams and levees
Water distribution systems
Ground improvement techniques
Dynamic soil properties
Hazard analysis
Microzonation
The journal welcomes manuscripts from all parts of the world. Manuscripts should report on original research, or present an original framework related to previous research, theory and/or practice. Good quality case histories may also be considered for publication.
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