EEFIT Mission report: Wenchuan, China
Date published

19 August 2008

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Free

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EEFIT Mission report: Wenchuan, China

Report

Date published

19 August 2008

Price

Free

PDF

This EEFIT Field Mission preliminary report details the initial findings following the 7.9 Mw earthquake which struck Wenchuan on 12 May 2008.

The report provides brief details of:

  • The earthquake characteristics, including seismology and strong ground motion
     
  • Geotechnical aspects
     
  • Structual performance
    • Reinforced concrete structures
    • Unreinforced masonry buildings
    • Vernacular structures
    • Industrial buildings
       
  • Infrastructure performance
     
  • Satellite and digital imagery damage assessments
     
  • Recommendations for reconstruction

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
15
Publisher:
EEFIT

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Report Disaster mitigation, management & recovery Resilience Seismic & Vibration EEFIT

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