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The Impact of Wenchuan Earthquake on Structures

Earth and Space 2010, 2010
A field investigation of the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake-affected areas in China was conducted. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of the event on brick masonry structures, concrete block masonry structures, stone masonry structures, adobe structures, concrete structures and timber structures.
Ying Chen, Pizhong Qiao, Pengfei Liu
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Analysis of maxillofacial fracture victims in the Wenchuan earthquake and Yushu earthquake

Dental Traumatology, 2010
Abstract –  Objective: To analyze retrospectively 419 patients after the Wenchuan earthquake and 46 after Yushu earthquake with maxillofacial fractures so as to provide reference on patients’ treatment after an earthquake. Method: We investigated 419 patients after Wenchuan earthquake and 46 after Yushu earthquake with maxillofacial fractures who were ...
Rui, Li, Hang, Wang, Lijuan, Guo, Wei, Tang, Jie, Long, Lei, Liu, Weidong, Tian   +6 more
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An Aftershock of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake?

2014
Whether the Lushan earthquake is one of the late aftershocks of the Wenchuan earthquake is a scientific issue subject to debate. This is by no means of only academic interest: In the perspective of seismic hazard assessment, if the Lushan earthquake can be regarded as one of the ‘late’ aftershocks of the Wenchuan earthquake, then the time-dependent ...
Zhongliang Wu, Changsheng Jiang, Xiaojun Li, Guangjun Li, Zhifeng Ding   +4 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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Lessons from the Wenchuan Earthquake

2015
A strong earthquake like the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12th, 2008 in China could cause huge losses in human lives and properties damages in a short time. Reconstruction projects have been carried out after the earthquake. Some lesson have been discussed: under estimation of the seismic Intensity; mountain towns built on active faults; Poor anti ...
Yunsheng Wang, Shuihe Cao, Xin Zhang
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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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Coverage of the Wenchuan Earthquake: An Overview

The China Nonprofit Review, 2009
AbstractThrough a review of the relevant literature from CNKI's Chinese Academic Periodical Internet Publication Database and its China Important Newspapers Database, this paper analyzes the coverage of the Wenzhou Earthquake. It answers the following questions: Did the reports following the disaster have any defining patterns or characteristics?
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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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Disaster chains initiated by the Wenchuan earthquake

Environmental Earth Sciences, 2011
The Wenchuan earthquake caused numerous landslides and avalanches, which initiated causal chains of geological and ecological disasters. Field investigations and field experiments were performed in the earthquake area in 2008 and 2009 to study the disaster chains. Four types of disaster chains have been identified and seven cases have been studied.
Mengzhen Xu, Zhaoyin Wang, Lijian Qi, Le Liu, Kang Zhang   +4 more
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