M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

by Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642019012
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/22/2010
Series:	Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences , #123
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

The lead authors of this book have many years of expert knowledge related to earthquakes, earthquake hazards and the relevant fields of geological observation and numerical analysis and are specifically well acquianted with the geological setting and earthquakes around Chuan-Dian region.

Table of Contents

1.Tectonic setting around Chuan-Dian region.- 2.Historical earthquakes around, Wenchuan earthquake and aftershocks.- 3.Earthquake nucleation and occurrence – a numerical simulation.- 4.Geological observation: Earthquake induced surface fractures and the relevant geological explanation.- 5.Field observation: seismic deconstruction and its relationship with the ruptured faults.