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This book focuses on the main deformation characteristics of co-seismic surface rupture, including rupture length and slip distribution caused by the Wenchuan Earthquake. It contains photographs obtained during the field investigation carried out immediately after the quake.
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Tectonic Setting of the Wenchuan Earthquake.- Outline of Earthquake and Focal Mechanisms.- Outline of Co-seismic Surface Rupture.- Deformation Characteristics of Co-seismic Surface Rupture.- Relationship Between Surface Rupture and Pre-existing Active Faults.- Relationship Between Surface Rupture and Damage to Infrastructure.- Co-seismic Landsliding and Liquefaction.- Earthquake Disaster.- Relief Operations.
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