Building damages in Deyang city by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

The Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 caused huge casualties, economic losses, and building damages, which are analyzed. The results show that damages of houses designed according to the current seismic code were significantly smaller than those without such design, suggesting that the code has achi...

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Main Authors: Wang Qiuliang, Li Jinggang, Liao Wulin, Zhang Lifen, Qin Xiaojun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2011-11-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715302068