M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

✍ Scribed by Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu (auth.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 205
Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 123
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake occurred in China on May 12, 2008, killing over 69,000 people and displacing millions from their homes. This was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters on record. This book includes 5 chapters describing the tectonic setting and historical earthquakes around the Chuan-Dian region, the nucleation of the Wenchuan earthquake, occurrence and aftershocks. The field observations of earthquake induced surface fractures and building damage, form a major and special part of this book and include a large number of digital photos with accompanying explanantions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Tectonic Setting of Chuan-Dian Region....Pages 1-7
Historical Earthquakes, Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake and Its Aftershocks....Pages 9-19
Earthquake Nucleation and Occurrence – Numerical Investigation....Pages 21-38
Earthquake Surface Ruptures....Pages 39-148
Earthquake Disasters and Damage Features of Structures and Buildings....Pages 149-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-191

✦ Subjects

Structural Geology; Models and Principles; Physical Geography; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology

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