M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake Paperback / softback
by Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
Part of the Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:191 pages, 8 Tables, black and white; XII, 191 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:27/12/2012
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- ISBN:9783642266096
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Information
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:191 pages, 8 Tables, black and white; XII, 191 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:27/12/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9783642266096
