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M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Huilin Xing

    1. Earth Systems Science, Computational Centre (ESSCC), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

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  2. Xiwei Xu

    1. Inst. Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China, People's Republic

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  • Provides major documentation of Wenchuan Earthquake in May 2008 Concentrates on surface fractures and damage Authors have worked actively in this field for the past ten years and can call on a vast expertise knowledge of earthquakes
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences (LNEARTH, volume 123)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Tectonic Setting of Chuan-Dian Region

    • Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
    Pages 1-7

  3. Historical Earthquakes, Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake and Its Aftershocks

    • Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
    Pages 9-19

  4. Earthquake Nucleation and Occurrence – Numerical Investigation

    • Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
    Pages 21-38

  5. Earthquake Surface Ruptures

    • Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
    Pages 39-148

  6. Earthquake Disasters and Damage Features of Structures and Buildings

    • Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
    Pages 149-182

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 183-191
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Earth Systems Science, Computational Centre (ESSCC), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

    Huilin Xing

  • Inst. Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China, People's Republic

    Xiwei Xu

About the authors

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.

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