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  1. Tomorrow’s Quake: Earthquake Prediction (1977 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Covers many aspects of earthquakes: plate tectonics, the San Andreas fault, earthquake mechanics, seismographs, P and S waves, seismic velocity changes, tiltmeters, ground elevation, water wells, strange...

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  2. Recent additions to the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

    Date
    28 Jun 2013, 09:51
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes nearly 1,400 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new...

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  3. After the Earthquake (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    Examines the scale of energy involved in earthquakes and demonstrates the relationship between energy of the event and destruction. Seismic detection from the 12th century to the present day is investigated...

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  4. Major Disasters (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Geology; History
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 58 min.

    Footage from British Movietone newsreels. Shows man-made disasters featuring plane, train, boat and helicopter crashes, ships sinking and bridges collapsing. Natural disasters covered include floods,...

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  5. Waves on Water (1965 Film)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Using large experimental tanks, explains how waves are created and shows that even though waves may travel at a good rate of speed, the water does not move. It also notes that high-energy waves are created...

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  6. Earthquake (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Using previously unseen footage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, shows what happened in the first moments after the earthquake struck and asks if such catastrophes can be predicted. In 15 seconds...

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  7. At Home with Hurricanes (1981 Video)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Subject
    Architecture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes research by the Overseas Division of the Building Research Establishment to design houses suitable for low-income families in developing countries that will be strong enough to resist earthquakes...

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  8. Building Our Future: Research into the Build Environment (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

    Looks at research work funded and supported by the Environment Committee in SERC and explains the need for such research and the practical benefits that can follow. Examines six specific projects in flood...

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  9. New entries on the Moving Image Gateway

    Date
    29 May 2014, 11:15
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,550 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or...

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