M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Xing, Huilin (Autor), Xu, Xiwei (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 123
Temas:
Geology.
Computer science.
Physical geography.
Environmental monitoring.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Models of Computation.
Physical Geography.
Environmental Monitoring.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:XII, 191 p. online resource.
ISBN:9783642019012
ISSN:1613-2580 ;

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