Assessment of risks of loose landslide deposits formed by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
A Geographic Information System (GIS)-based quantitative risk assessment methodology was adopted to evaluate the risks of loose deposits formed by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake along a highway near the epicenter. A total of 305 loose deposits with a total volume of 4.0 × 10<sup>7<...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-05-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1381/2012/nhess-12-1381-2012.pdf |