M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

2011
ISBN: 978-3-642-26609-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xu, Xiwei

Xing, Huilin

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Vulkanologie, Seismologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.