The impact evaluation of soil liquefaction on low-rise building in the Meinong earthquake

Abstract This paper presents major preliminary observations on the liquefaction-induced damages in the Meinong earthquake (M L = 6.4). The severe damages to buildings centered on Huian and Sanmin Streets in Tainan City where the places were reclaimed fish or farm ponds with poor construction quality...

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Main Authors: Chih-Chieh Lu, Jin-Hung Hwang, Shang-Yi Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-017-0693-4