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Historical Earthquakes, Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake and Its Aftershocks

2010
Current earthquake prediction methods were so far mostly based on recorded historical earthquakes. However, our knowledge of long-term earthquake behaviour is strongly restricted by the rarity of large earthquakes and the short historical and instrumental records of earthquakes, and hence our understanding could be misled by incomplete and unreliable ...
Huilin Xing, Xiwei Xu
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Jiuzhaigou Tourist Perceptions of Wenchuan Earthquake

2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science, 2010
This study is designed to explore the relationship between the Wenchuan earthquake and tourist perceptions of it, at Jiuzhaigou valley in China. Data were analyzed from a sample of 196 first-time and repeat visitors to the Jiuzhaigou Valley during National Day, the first Golden Week of tourism after the earthquake.
Fengmei Yang, Naiang Wang, Liangang Xiao
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Geotechnical Impact of 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

IACGE 2013, 2013
This paper reviews the geotechnical impact of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake gleaned from references obtained through the Internet and other sources. It briefly describes the seismo-tectonic and geological setting of the seismic source region, and discusses various geotechnical aspects of the event.
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Chinese nurses' experience in the Wenchuan earthquake relief

International Nursing Review, 2010
YANG Y.‐N., XIAO L.D., CHENG H.‐Y., ZHU J.‐C. & ARBON P. (2010) Chinese nurses' experience in the Wenchuan earthquake relief. International Nursing Review57, 217–223Aim:  The purpose of this qualitative study is to provide an understanding of how Chinese nurses acted in response to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.Background:  The literature has ...
Yang, Yanni, Xiao, Lily Dongxia, Cheng, Hong-ying, Zhu, Jing-ci, Arbon, Paul Andrew   +4 more
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The Dragon Strikes: Lessons from the Wenchuan Earthquake

Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2010
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. - -Chinese Proverb. The devastation caused by the earthquake striking Sichuan Province in southwestern China in 2008, interchangeably referred to as the Wenchuan earthquake or the Sichuan earthquake, posed a severe challenge to anesthesiologists and other medical and rescue personnel.
Chen, Guo, Lai, W., Liu, Fei, Mao, Qingxiang, Tu, Faping, Wen, Jin, Xiao, Hong, Zhang, Jian-cheng, Zhu, Tao, Chen, Bin, Hu, Zhao-yang, Li, Rong-Mei, Liang, Zhi, Nie, Hu, Yan, Hong, Yang, Bang-Xiang, Du, Quan, Huang, Wen-Xia, Jiang, Yao-wen, Kwan, Anne Siu-king, Song, Li, Wu, Chao-Meng, Xiang, Tia, Xu, Hong-wei, Lau, Wayne Bond, Song, Hai-Bo, Wen, Chuan-Bin, Yao, Zhen-Hai, Zhang, Lan, Zeng, Jianrong, Dai, Yue-E, Lopez, Bernard L., Zheng, Jian-qiao, Zhou, Jihong, Christopher, Theodore A., Ma, Xin L., Yu, Hui, Xu, Li-Li, Guo, Qiao, Song, Zhi-Ping, Volinn, Ernest, Kryger, King, Cao, Yu, Ge, Hengjiang, Liu, Hui, Luo, Chao-zhi, Tao, Weike, Zuo, Yun-Xia, Liu, Jin   +48 more
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Management of gas gangrene in Wenchuan earthquake victims

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [Medical Sciences], 2011
Gas gangrene is an emergency condition, which usually develops after injuries or surgery. This study was designed to investigate clinical characteristics, appropriate therapy, and effective control of nosocomial cross-infection of gas gangrene in Wenchuan earthquake victims.
Enqiang, Chen, Linyu, Deng, Zigui, Liu, Xia, Zhu, Xuebing, Chen, Hong, Tang   +5 more
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Earthquake Damage of Curved Highway Bridges in 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

Advanced Materials Research, 2013
The curved bridges suffered severe damages or even collapsed during 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. A field survey of seismic performance of RC curved bridges was examined. Damage patterns and the probable causes of RC curved bridges including Baihua bridge and ramp bridge of Huilan interchange are presented and analyzed in this paper.
Ke Liu, Li Hui Wang
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Seismological challenges in earthquake hazard reductions: reflections on the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

Science Bulletin, 2018
The Wenchuan earthquake is a natural disaster. Its occurrence and aftermath have demonstrated the critical roles of seismology and earthquake engineering in reducing seismic hazards and damages. However, their existing limitations should also be underscored.
Yong, Chen, Jiupeng, Hu, Fei, Peng
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5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake

2020
descrizione critica e commento del progetto per il wenchuan memorial per le vittime del terremoto progettato da Cai Yongjie con il dipartimento di paesaggio della Tonji University di Shanghai.
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Atlas of Wenchuan-Earthquake Geohazards

2018
This atlas provides basic information and overviews of the occurrence of co-seismic landslides, the subsequent rainstorm-induced debris flows, and the methods used for hazard and risk assessment in the Wenchuan-earthquake affected area. The atlas pages are illustrated with maps, photos and graphs, showing the results of the inventory and analysis of co-
Tang, Chuan, van Westen, C.J.
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