WENCHUAN, SICHUAN, CHINA, EARTHQUAKE OF 2008: LIFELINE PERFORMANCE

By ELIZABETH THOMAS

CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LESSONS LEARNED INVESTIGATION TEAM CHAPTER AUTHORS MAPS, PLACE NAMES, AND LOCATIONS ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER 2: SEISMOLOGY AND GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS SEISMIC SETTING SEISMIC HAZARD ZONATION GROUND MOTIONS LANDSLIDE FAILURES SURFACE FAULTING SITE CLASSIFICATION IN CHINESE CODE GB50011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE OF ROADS RETAINING WALLS BRIDGES TUNNELS RAIL SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENT REFERENCES CHAPTER 4: ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM OVERVIEW ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSMISSION TOWERS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS REFERENCE CHAPTER 5: POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEMS WATER PIPES WATER FACILITIES WATER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY DUJIANGYAN WATER DIVERSION SYSTEM CHAPTER 6: TELECOMMUNICATIONS DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OF THE CELLULAR (WIRELESS) NETWORK PERFORMANCE OF THE LANDLINE NETWORK CHAPTER 7: AIRPORTS AIRPORTS CHAPTER 8: DAMS OVERVIEW OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF SICHUAN DAMS AND RESERVOIRS CHINA’S DAM SAFETY PROGRAM CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CHAPTER 9: DAMAGE TO SCHOOLS AND GENERAL BUILDING STOCK SCHOOLS BEICHUAN (? ? ) TOWN HONGKOU (?? ) AREA DUJIANGYAN

ISBN978-93-7773-200-4
Copyright Year2027
Pages282
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