The great Wenchuan earthquake of 2008 : a photographic atlas of surface rupture and related disaster
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : A Lin; Zhikun Ren
- ناشر : Beijing : Higher Education Press ; New York : Springer
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
- شابک / ISBN : 9783642037580
Description
Tectonic Setting of the Wenchuan Earthquake.- Outline of Earthquake and Focal Mechanisms.- Outline of Co-seismic Surface Rupture.- Deformation Characteristics of Co-seismic Surface Rupture.- Relationship Between Surface Rupture and Pre-existing Active Faults.- Relationship Between Surface Rupture and Damage to Infrastructure.- Co-seismic Landsliding and Liquefaction.- Earthquake Disaster.- Relief Operations.
The 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake caused extensive damage throughout central and western China. This atlas contains photographs taken days after the quake. It presents a complete picture of the disaster, including its complex consequences and the relief operation
