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Online-Ressource
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digital
Ausgabe:
Reproduktion Springer eBook Collection. Earth and Environmental Science
ISBN:
9783642211591
Inhalt:
The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: Anatomy of a Disaster' gives a detailed account of the damage, seismology and tectonics of the event and discusses earthquake prediction, seismic hazard and risk management, the creation and implementation of building codes, and new practices used in rescue, relief and reconstruction. It will be of significant interest to researchers and practitioners engaged in seismology, geophysics, engineering, the social sciences, and disaster management and recovery. It also offers a valuable new and unique Chinese perspective with many insights for future mitigation of earthquake risk. Professor Yong Chen works for the China Earthquake Administration; Dr David C. Booth works for the British Geological Survey.
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Description based upon print version of record
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Title Page; Copyright Page; P r e f a c e; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 The Wenchuan earthquake; 1.1 Intensity map and damage distribution; Intensity XI and X zones; Strong motion records; General trend of earthquake damage; 1.2 Death toll and economic losses; Demography and death toll; GDP losses; Hardest hit area; "Quick and approximate" estimation of casualties; 1.3 Earthquake damage to buildings; Damage to buildings according to structural type; 1. Brick masonry structures; 2. Steel-reinforced concrete frame structures; 3. Mixed brick and frame construction
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Damage to buildings according to ageDamage to buildings according to use; Lessons learned; 1.4 Earthquake damage to lifelines; Transportation; Railway systems; Electricity, water supply, sewage and telecommunication; "Quake lakes"; 1.5 Secondary disasters: landslides and rock falls; Geomorphology of Wenchuan region; Giant landslides; Mud flows; Rock falls; References; 2 Seismological features; 2.1 Seismic source parameters for the mainshock; Source parameters; Focal mechanism; Rupture process; Co-seismic deformation; 2.2 Historical earthquakes and aftershocks; Historical earthquakes
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Aftershocks2.3 Geophysical investigations before the earthquake; North-South seismic belt; Bouguer gravity anomalies; Crustal thickness; Low-velocity zones; 2.4 Tectonic setting of Wenchuan earthquake; Tibetan Plateau; Longmenshan; An intracontinental thrust fault; Weak crustal layer; 2.5 Seismic waves generated by earthquake; Seismic waves circle the Earth; Ground motion felt at Beijing; Comparison with waves generated by Tangshan earthquakeof 1976; References; 3 Prediction efforts prior to the Wenchuan earthquake; 3.1 Earthquake monitoring system in China
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National earthquake monitoring networkOther geophysical observations; Data processing and analysis procedures; 3.2 Prediction efforts prior to the Wenchuanearthquake; Seismic network of 300 seismometers; Big shock, small GPS displacement; Seismicity pattern; Precursor anomalies; 3.3 Development of earthquake predictionresearch in China; Severe earthquake disasters in China; Organized efforts for earthquake prediction (1966); China Earthquake Administration (CEA); Haicheng earthquake prediction; Earthquake Act; 3.4 Future prospects for earthquake prediction
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Realistic public expectation of earthquake predictionWhy is the prediction effort so persistent?; From prediction to mitigation; References; 4 Seismic hazard and risk assessment; 4.1 Seismic hazardassessment; 1957-First intensity zoning map of China; 1977 intensity zoning map of China; 1990 intensity zoning map of China; 2001-Latest hazard map of China; 4.2 Building code; Building code (TJ11-78)-effective 1979-1990; Building code (GBJ11-89)-effective 1991-2001; Building code (GB50011-2001); Importance of complying with the seismic design code; 4.3 Risk management; Quantification of disaster
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Fortification standards should be increased
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783642211584
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Technik
Schlagwort(e):
Kreis Wenchuan
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Erdbeben
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Seismologie
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Geschichte 2008
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Kreis Wenchuan
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Erdbeben
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Katastrophenmanagement
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Geschichte 2008
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-21159-1
URL:
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Mehr zum Autor:
Booth, David C.
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