Ebook: The Great Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: A Photographic Atlas of Surface Rupture and Related Disaster
- Tags: Geotechnical Engineering, Geoengineering Foundations Hydraulics, Geology, Geophysics/Geodesy
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The magnitude Ms 8.0 (Mw 7.9) Wenchuan earthquake occurred on 12 May 2008 in the Longmen Shan region of China—the topographical boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin—resulting in extensive damage throughout central and western China. To understand the seismic faulting mechanism and surface deformation features associated with the Wenchuan earthquake, including rupture length, geometric characteristics, and slip distribution of co-seismic surface rupture, our survey group traveled to the epicentral area 2 days after the earthquake and undertook 10 days of fieldwork, during which time we collected fundamental data related to rupture structures and the spatial distribution of offset along faults. Based on the results of this preliminary fieldwork, we carried out additional detailed fieldwork along the co-seismic surface rupture over the following year.
This photographic atlas shows the main deformation characteristics of co-seismic surface rupture and the nature of the earthquake disaster and subsequent relief operations, based on photographs taken during our field investigations. This atlas is intended not only for geologists,
seismologists, and engineers as a means of furthering their understanding of the seismic mechanisms and surface rupture deformation characteristics of large intracontinental earthquakes, but also for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as a textbook.
We are grateful to the many organizations and individuals who helped to make this book possible. Thanks are also due to Professor Dong Jia and Dr. Xiaojun Wu of the Nanjing University for their assistance in the field.
"The Great Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: A Photographic Atlas of Surface Rupture and Related Disaster" focuses on the main deformation characteristics of co-seismic surface rupture, including rupture length and slip distribution of co-seismic surface rupture caused by the Wenchuan Earthquake and its associated relief operation. The magnitude Ms 8.0 (Mw 7.9) Wenchuan Earthquake occurred on 12 May 2008 in the Longmen Shan region of China, the topographical boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, resulting in extensive damage throughout central and western China. This atlas contains distinct photographs obtained during the field investigation carried out immediately 2 days after the quake. The atlas is designed for geologists, seismologists and architecture engineers engaged in seismic mechanisms and surface rupture deformation characteristics of large intracontinental earthquakes.
Dr. Aiming Lin is Professor at Shizuoka University.
"The Great Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: A Photographic Atlas of Surface Rupture and Related Disaster" focuses on the main deformation characteristics of co-seismic surface rupture, including rupture length and slip distribution of co-seismic surface rupture caused by the Wenchuan Earthquake and its associated relief operation. The magnitude Ms 8.0 (Mw 7.9) Wenchuan Earthquake occurred on 12 May 2008 in the Longmen Shan region of China, the topographical boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, resulting in extensive damage throughout central and western China. This atlas contains distinct photographs obtained during the field investigation carried out immediately 2 days after the quake. The atlas is designed for geologists, seismologists and architecture engineers engaged in seismic mechanisms and surface rupture deformation characteristics of large intracontinental earthquakes.
Dr. Aiming Lin is Professor at Shizuoka University.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Tectonic Setting of the Wenchuan Earthquake....Pages 1-5
Outline of Earthquake and Focal Mechanisms....Pages 7-10
Outline of Co-seismic Surface Rupture....Pages 11-15
Deformation Characteristics of Co-seismic Surface Rupture....Pages 17-50
Relationship between Surface Rupture and Pre-existing Active Faults....Pages 51-56
Relationship between Surface Rupture and Damage to Infrastructure....Pages 57-64
Co-seismic Landsliding and Liquefaction....Pages 65-78
Earthquake Disaster....Pages 79-102
Relief Operations....Pages 103-114
Back Matter....Pages 115-121
"The Great Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: A Photographic Atlas of Surface Rupture and Related Disaster" focuses on the main deformation characteristics of co-seismic surface rupture, including rupture length and slip distribution of co-seismic surface rupture caused by the Wenchuan Earthquake and its associated relief operation. The magnitude Ms 8.0 (Mw 7.9) Wenchuan Earthquake occurred on 12 May 2008 in the Longmen Shan region of China, the topographical boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, resulting in extensive damage throughout central and western China. This atlas contains distinct photographs obtained during the field investigation carried out immediately 2 days after the quake. The atlas is designed for geologists, seismologists and architecture engineers engaged in seismic mechanisms and surface rupture deformation characteristics of large intracontinental earthquakes.
Dr. Aiming Lin is Professor at Shizuoka University.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Tectonic Setting of the Wenchuan Earthquake....Pages 1-5
Outline of Earthquake and Focal Mechanisms....Pages 7-10
Outline of Co-seismic Surface Rupture....Pages 11-15
Deformation Characteristics of Co-seismic Surface Rupture....Pages 17-50
Relationship between Surface Rupture and Pre-existing Active Faults....Pages 51-56
Relationship between Surface Rupture and Damage to Infrastructure....Pages 57-64
Co-seismic Landsliding and Liquefaction....Pages 65-78
Earthquake Disaster....Pages 79-102
Relief Operations....Pages 103-114
Back Matter....Pages 115-121
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