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Xing, Huilin; Xu, Xiwei - M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake - 9783642266096 - V9783642266096
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M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

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Description for M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake Paperback. The 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China killed over 69,000 people and displaced millions. This book describes the tectonic setting and historical earthquakes around the Chuan-Dian region, the nucleation of the Wenchuan earthquake, occurrence and aftershocks. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 203 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBGD; RGB; TQD; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642266096
SKU
V9783642266096
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About Xing, Huilin; Xu, Xiwei
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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