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        The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008 Anatomy of a Disaster gives a detailed account of the damage, seismology and tectonics of the event and discusses earthquake prediction, seismic hazard and risk management, the creation and implementation of building codes, and new practices used in rescue,relief and reconstruction. It will be of significant interest to researchers and practitioners engaged in seismology, geophysics, engineering, the social sciences, and disaster management and recovery. It also offers a valuable new and unique Chinese perspective with many insights for future mitigation of earthquake risk.

目录

1 The Wenchuan earthquake
  1.1 Intensity map and damage distribution
    Intensity map
    Intensity XI and X zones
    Strong motion records
    General trend of earthquake damage
  1.2 Death toll and economic losses
    Demography and death toll
    GDP losses
    Hardest hit area
    "Quick and approximate" estimation of casualties
  1.3 Earthquake damage to buildings
    Damage to buildings according to structural type
    Damage to buildings according to age
    Damage to buildings according to use
    Lessons learned
  1.4 Earthquake damage to lifelines
    Transportation
    Railway systems
    Electricity, water supply, sewage and telecommunication
    "Quake lakes"
  1.5 Secondary disasters: landslides and rock falls
    Geomorphology of Wenchuan region
    Giant landslides
    Mud flows
    Rock falls
  References
2 Seismological features
  2.1 Seismic source parameters for the mainshock
    Source parameters
    Focal mechanism
    Rupture process
    Co-seismic deformation
  2.2 Historical earthquakes and aftershocks
    Historical earthquakes
    Aftershoeks
  2.3 Geophysical investigations before the earthquake
    North-South seismic belt
    Bouguer gravity anomalies
    Crustal thickness
    Low-velocity zones
  2.4 Tectonic setting of Wenchuan earthquake
    Tibetan Plateau
    Longmenshan
    An intracontinental thrust fault
    Weak crustal layer
  2.5 Seismic waves generated by earthquake
    Seismic waves circle the Earth
    Ground motion felt at Beijing
    Comparison with waves generated by Tangshan earthquake
    of 1976
  References
3 Prediction efforts prior to the Wenchuan earthquake
  3.1 Earthquake monitoring system in China
    National earthquake monitoring network
    Other geophysical observations
    Data processing and analysis procedures
  3.2 Prediction efforts prior to the Wenchuan earthquake
    Seismic network of 300 seismometers
    Big shock, small GPS displacement
    Seismicity pattern
    Precursor anomalies
  3.3 Development of earthquake prediction research in China
    Severe earthquake disasters in China
    Organized efforts for earthquake prediction (1966)
    China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
    Haicheng earthquake prediction
    Earthquake Act
  3.4 Future prospects for earthquake prediction
    Realistic public expectation of earthquake prediction
    Why is the prediction effort so persistent?
    From prediction to mitigation
  References
4 Seismic hazard and risk asessment
  4.1 Seismic hazard assessment
    1957--First intensity zoning map of China
    1977 intensity zoning map of China
    1990 intensity zoning map of China
    2001--Latest hazard map of China
  4.2 Building code
    Building code (TJ11-78)--effective 1979-1990
    Building code (GBJ11-89)--effective 1991-2001
    Building code (GB50011-2001)
    Importance of complying with the seismic design code
  4.3 Risk management
    Quantification of disaster
    Fortification standards should be increased
    Earthquake-safe Rural Housing'Demonstrations
  4.4 Did the reservoir impoundment trigger the Wenchuan
    earthquake?
  References
5 Emergency response and resscue
  5.1 People-oriented rescue principle
    Immediate top level government response
    So long as there was hope, they would never give up
    Respect for life
  5.2 Open and transparent relief information
    Timely, open and transparent information
    International relief
    Rescue efforts
  5.3 The breadth and diversity of donors
    Donations from countries and regions
    Donations from NGOs
    The breadth and diversity of donors
  5.4 Voluntary contributions
    An individual voluntary response
    Rewards of voluntary work
    Medical volunteers
    Importance of psychological assistance
  References
6 Reconstruction of Wenchuan
  6.1 Outline of reconstruction
    Overall planning
    Reconstruction objectives
    Reconstruction funds
  6.2 Counterpart assistance
    New mechanism of post-earthquake reconstruction
    Prom counterpart assistance to counterpart cooperation
  6.3 Solid schools, sweet hopes
    Schools in reconstruction
    Hospitals and other public facilities
  6.4 New Wenchuan after the earthquake
    All be housed
    Life goes on
    The main lessons of the earthquake
  References
Appendices
  Appendix 1 Significant events of Wenchuan earthquake
  Appendix 2 Wenchuan earthquake sequence catalog
  Appendix 3 Law of the People's Republic of China on Protecting
    Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters
  Appendix 4 The Overall Planning for Post-Wenchuan Earthquake
    Restoration and Reconstruction (Extracts)

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