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&lt...

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Main Authors: S. Zhang, L. M. Zhang, M. Peng, L. L. Zhang, H. F. Zhao, H. X. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-05-01
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