M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 123)

Xing, Huilin, Xu, Xiwei

ISBN 10: 3642266096 / ISBN 13: 9783642266096

Published by Springer, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 123)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642266096
• ISBN 13: 9783642266096
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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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.

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.