M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

• Main Authors: Xing, Huilin (Author), Xu, Xiwei (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 123
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Structural geology.; Computers.; Physical geography.; Popular works.; Earth Sciences.; Structural Geology.; Models and Principles.; Physical Geography.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Popular Science, general.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Tectonic setting around Chuan-Dian region
• 2.Historical earthquakes around, Wenchuan earthquake and aftershocks
• 3.Earthquake nucleation and occurrence – a numerical simulation
• 4.Geological observation: Earthquake induced surface fractures and the relevant geological explanation
• 5.Field observation: seismic deconstruction and its relationship with the ruptured faults.